The Future
%%excerpt%% Black Americans today remain at the center of conversations around how to expand access to the American Dream and are looking for solutions to new challenges in education.
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Mental Health Issues Spiked During the Pandemic
This episode tells the story of Katie Prout, a writer who struggled to find a job and mental health care during the pandemic.
In the Red Tape: The Endless Paperwork of the Pandemic
How did the endless paperwork of the COVID-19 pandemic keep people from receiving benefits?
The Power of the Fed | A Frontline Film
When COVID struck, the Federal Reserve stepped in to try to avert economic crisis. As the country’s central bank continues to pump billions of dollars into the financial system daily, who is benefitting and at what cost?
When COVID vaccine distribution falls short, local nonprofits and the medical community step in
Tonight our Chasing the Dream initiative on poverty, justice and economic opportunity in America takes us to the Bronx and Brooklyn where local nonprofits and the medical community are teaming up to bridge this divide and provide accurate information about…
How women are disproportionately carrying the cost of COVID
A recent survey found roughly a quarter of women were considering reducing hours, switching to less demanding jobs, or leaving the workforce altogether.
As COVID-19 Causes Money Distress, New Employer Programs Offer Relief
U.S. government help is waning, making these workplace programs vital.
Rev. Barber on Misinformation and Seeking Justice During COVID-19
Rev. William J. Barber has long tackled the issues of race, poverty and hatred through his political activism and his role as Co-Chair of the Poor People's Campaign. He addresses those who are protesting the stay-at-home measures of COVID-19 and…
Essential or Expendable? Rev. William Barber on Poverty and the Political Response to COVID-19
Rev. William J. Barber has long tackled the issues of race, poverty and hatred through his political activism and his role as Co-Chair of the Poor People's Campaign. However, COVID-19 has brought to light deep-rooted fissures in our country's treatment…
My Experience as a College Student During COVID-19
If the coronavirus outbreak has taught me anything, it is how very lucky I am.
NYC Public Advocate on Over-Policing During the Pandemic
“As a citywide elected leader who comes from the communities that are being disproportionately targeted, who has seen the impact of over-policing for many years magnified in this pandemic, even I was shocked to see the egregious degree of disparity…
What’s Happened to Americans’ Retirement Confidence in the Pandemic
BY: Richard Eisenberg (Read all of Next Avenue’s COVID-19 coverage geared toward keeping older generations informed, safe and prepared.) How’s the coronavirus pandemic affecting the way Americans feel about their retirement prospects? By my reading of the new 2020 Retirement Confidence Survey Report from the(EBRI),…