Editor's note: For a more recent article by professor john a. powell on the same topic published in response to the killing of George Floyd click here. --- July 15, 2015 By john a. powell At a recent training on implicit bias and targeted...

This post was originally published on the Berkeley Blog. Throughout the history of our nation, many faith traditions have led on social issues. Religious leaders and faith-based communities played a critical role in the abolitionist movement...

This post originally appeared on the Berkeley Blog. Housing remains the centerpiece of the American Dream. Housing is not only a place to live, but is also a conduit and hub to an array of public and private resources, from neighborhood and community...

This article originally appeared on the Berkeley Blog. On April 28, 2015, the Supreme Court heard historic oral argument in a set of consolidated cases styled Obergefell v. Hodges involving state-level same-sex marriage bans. [1] The parties...

The Haas Institute published a “hopeful and speculative” essay arguing that Americans are poised to enter a new era of enduring prosperity led by African Americans and immigrants, those who previously have been held back.

Saddening and Inspiring—these are the two words that can best describe this past week for me. On June 17th, 2015, the lives of nine members of the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina were stolen, taken away...

In the past few months, tragic deaths of migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean sea have propelled the European “migration crisis” to the centre of international attention. The drowning of over 800 migrants off the coast of Malta on April 23...

This brief begins by providing an overview of the status of workforce equity within the public sector and barriers to workforce equity. We then offer policy and practice strategies that are designed to advance greater workplace equity within the public sector.

On Wednesday, a young white man named Dylann Roof killed nine black people at prayer in South Carolina. Some have called it racism. Others say it was a crazy, isolated act. “He was one of these whacked out kids,” said Senator Lindsey Graham. “I don’t...

rise_together_pub.png June 3, 2015 This report, released by the Insight Center for Community Economic Development with data representations from the UC Berkeley Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society, is titled Promoting Family Economic...