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Here’s Why Jails Need Better Emergency Planning

By Ronald Simpson-Bey

May 10, 2021

Ronald Simpson-Bey is Director of Outreach and Alumni Engagement at JustLeadershipUSA

Will the American Jobs Plan Include Us?

By Susan Mason and Tracey Syphax

May 4, 2021

Susan Mason is co-founder and executive director of What’s Next – Washington. Tracey Syphax is Chief Operating Officer of Phax Group Construction & De

A Call for People-First Language

By Divine Pryor

January 15, 2019

Since the founding of the United States, language has been central to dehumanizing Black and brown people to justify violence and injustice.