Tahlequah Daily Press17 小时
KAISER HEALTH CARE: The growing inequality in life expectancy among americans
The life expectancy among Native Americans in the western United States has dropped below 64 years, close to life expectancies in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Haiti. For ...
'The only word was welcome': Syrian Americans triumphantly return to native land
Crossing the border from Jordan on Dec. 29, one North Jersey man had tears in his eyes. “I hugged the first Syrian person I ...
‘No dignity in poverty.’ Tacoma MLK Day emcee hopes to take peace campaign to the skies
Over the holiday season, Amoah-Forson bought 5,000 pairs of socks and handed them out to the needy from his Peace Bus. The ...
A look at Bay Area Black culture from Richmond to the Fillmore district
From the Fillmore’s jazz alley to Richmond’s bustling wartime scene, the Bay Area was the destination for a great wave of ...
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From the Fillmore’s jazz alley to Richmond’s bustling wartime scene, the Bay Area was the destination for a great wave of ...
Missoulian8 天
‘Build a better rez’: How tribal colleges in Montana bolster local workforce, economy
Tribal Colleges and Universities provide essential workforce development for their communities, often creating direct ...
KJZZ8 天
Native Americans student are more chronically absent. Here's how an AZ school district helped
A new investigation by The Associated Press and Chalkbeat found that Native American students are more likely to be ...
ssir.org8 天
Reflecting on Equity: What Does It Mean to Love ‘All’?
In a special supplement to Stanford Social Innovation Review, the policy research and advocacy organization PolicyLink issues ...
Southern Poverty Law Center9 天
Tour highlights race-based poverty and inequity across Mississippi Delta region
The SPLC’s Mississippi state office embarked on a multicity bus tour to hear directly from community members their struggles with advocacy and civic groups and state leaders.
NMSU study shows higher suicide risk for Native American, Alaskan Native youth
It’s an epidemic that has plagued the country for decades; childhood suicide. Now, a new study out of New Mexico State ...
Combating inequities: Native American All-Star Game promotes mental health awareness
Fine, a two-time Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year at UNT, shared his story of perseverance with young Native ...
The Atlantic16 天
Why Poor American Kids Are So Likely to Become Poor Adults
These studies have yielded important insights, but they overlook one major reason why poverty in the U.S. is so much stickier than in peer countries: Americans born into poverty receive far less ...