The U.S. Supreme Court could be on the verge of issuing a major setback to racial integration efforts. In two weeks, it will hear oral arguments regarding whether the federal government and states should be permitted to pursue policies that...

The Haas Institute and DC-based Economic Policy Institute submit amicus brief in support of housing integration and opportunity.

A recent video produced by “Hollaback!”, an organization focused on ending street harassment, has sparked a national conversation about the issue. Filmed from a hidden camera, the short video, which now has over 36 million views, shows a young woman...

Nov. 24, 2014 What happens when a mayor of a major U.S. city points at a resident while posing for a photo? If that mayor poses with a Black male, police officers might accuse that mayor of throwing up gang signs. That's what happened when...

In October, Haas Institute Director john a. powell led a webinar with The California Endowment about the importance of considering racial equity in conversations on health. Social Norms Change and Race examined how racial bias is perpetuated in...

On November 11, 2014, Haas Institute Director john a. powell presented the 8th Annual Anne Braden Memorial Lecture at the Anne Braden Institute for Social Justice Research in Louisville, Kentucky. Presenting to a standing-room audience of over 300...

New “Science of Equality” Findings Offer Research-Driven Interventions to Combat Discrimination

This policy brief reviews recent scholarship from members of the Economic Disparities Research Cluster of the Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society at the University of California, Berkeley and offers important insights as well as policy-based solutions in order to meet the profound challenges of income and wealth inequality and growing poverty now facing American society.

A major policy brief from the Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society offers a proven roadmap to end extreme inequality in the United States. The brief, entitled “The Path to a Fair and Inclusive Society: Policies that Address Rising...

Oct. 30, 2014 For the last year, I have been given the opportunity to work with community partners and residents in Richmond, Calif. to research potential impacts and opportunities on this city due to a planned development project to be built here by...