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A program in Brazil both helped and harmed. What can we learn from it?
The present-moment awareness that stems from mindfulness practices may be the cost-effective tool that our society needs.
New research spotlights how low-income Black households face greater financial distress and vulnerability as a result of the pandemic economic crisis.
What is human dignity? Here's a primer, told through 200 years of great essays, lectures, and novels.
The COVID-19 pandemic is making health disparities in the United States crystal clear. It is a clarion call for health care systems to double their efforts in vulnerable communities.
A new study shows how poor children are negatively impacted neurologically.
Researchers say that moral self-licensing occurs "because good deeds make people feel secure in their moral self-regard."
What responsibility should government authorities and Big Tech take in policing the spread of sedition-oriented content?
Less than 1% of all venture capital funding in the US is given to Black entrepreneurs. Now is the time for that to change.
From reassessing the way schools are funded to changing the curriculum, there are ways to fix the inequities in education.
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It can mean citizens drinking contaminated groundwater or being schooled in decaying buildings with asbestos problems.
Why do Black newborns have a relatively high mortality rate in the U.S. — and how does the race of the doctor factor in?
Researchers are using technology to make visual the complex concepts of racism, as well as its political and social consequences.
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Addiction is not a moral failure. It is a learning disorder, and viewing it otherwise stops communities and policy makers from the ultimate goal: harm reduction.
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The year 2020 will go down in history as one that shook our inner and outer worlds.
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Seldom are these conversations actually anti-racist.
Remaining silent is being complicit.
Numerous U.S. Presidents invoked the Insurrection Act to to quell race and labor riots.
The inequalities impact everything from education to health.
The current focus on the Chinese and Jews is nothing new.
Participants were also more likely to see God as old than young, and male rather than female.
What good is diversity without inclusion?
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Striving for diversity is honorable — but the focus should settle on something much deeper than phenotypic traits.
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A song many consider the black national anthem rises again in the United States.
It's the first American news channel to focus on African-American experiences.
A new report calls on the departments of certain scientific fields to double the number of black students by 2030.
The BYP Network is shining light on overlooked talent in certain industries.
The key to changing hearts and minds for a better world? Lead with love, says Senator Cory Booker.
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Hierarchies of taste exist in our society, but their roots often reflect more than just the quality of work.
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"It's just a joke," right?