Former Chaplain at Cook Country Jail Exposes the Harsh Realities of Mass Incarceration
Professor and former Chaplain, Reuben Miller, exposes the realities of life after under mass — after mass incarceration.
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The Washington Post Columnist Michelle Singletary Gets Personal About Race and Finance
The Washington Post columnist Michelle Singletary gets personal about race and finance in “Sincerely Michelle,” her latest 10-part series of essays.
People of Color Who Test Positive for COVID-19 Are Most Likely To Have Higher Death Rates Than Their White Counterparts
Our partners at Amanpour & Company report on a new study that shows Black and Latinx Americans are twice as likely to test positive for COVID-19 as White people.
Working Parents Say the Pandemic Has Put a Strain on Their Work and Home Life
COVID lockdowns forced working parents to find a way to reconcile their jobs with the burdens of homeschooling and household management.
Common Myths of the Middle Class Explained in Jim Tankersely’s New Book
New book, “The Riches of This Land,” tells the story of what exactly has happened to America’s middle class.
The Racial Wealth Gap? It All Comes Down to Black Banks
Data show that the median white family has 10 times more wealth than the average black family, a fact familiar to law professor Mehrsa Baradaran.
How Is the Pandemic Impacting U.S. College Students?
Even before the COVID-19 outbreak, many college students struggled to balance school with work and the need to keep a roof over their heads and food on their plates. Now they find themselves in an impossible situation. Sara Goldrick-Rab is…
How Can Low-income Students Balance Work and School During the COVID-19 Outbreak
Our partners from Amanpour & Company report that at the start of the COVID-19 outbreak, many college students struggled to balance school and work.
Homelessness Among New York City’s Public School Children
According to federal data, more than a million students in the U.S. public school system are homeless.
In her memoir, NPR’s Aarti Shahani shares her father’s “American Nightmare” in Rikers Island
Wrongfully convicted for a crime, Aarti Shahani's father lived a traumatizing and painful American experienced due to the mass incarceration system.