“A Warm Hug for Black Kids”: Celebrating Self-Love Through Reading
Natasha Tarpley, author of I Love My Hair!, discusses writing her book and how authors of color are navigating the book-banning landscape.
Racial Equity
A Snapshot of Faculty Diversity at Top Public Research Universities
This blog provides an analysis on Black and Latino student and faculty diversity at 106 top public research universities.
Ending America’s Exception to Slavery
The 13th Amendment created a loophole allowing slavery to persist in the US. This Labor Day we focus on those forced to work in our prisons.
Digging for Details about a Little-Known Civil Rights Protest During Jim Crow
We ask what propelled Mitchell-Powell to document this little-known story and what lessons apply to schools and libraries today.
What Was the Library Sit-In of 1939?
Delving into the story of the Alexandria Library sit-in, how its story has been preserved and amplified, and what it teaches us today.
An Ode to Hip-Hop, from Education: 50 Years of a Genre in the Classroom
50 years later, hip-hop still has a major impact on U.S. education and educators continue to use hip-hop to engage young people in school.
60 Years After the March on Washington: Remembering MLK’s Radical Honesty
60 years ago, Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech to thousands, but his most important words may have gotten lost.
Redesigning the College Admission Process to Ensure Racial Equity
This is the second blog post of the Affirmative Action in Higher Education Expert Series.
[Closed] Call for Applications: 2024 #ShareTheMicInCyber Fellows Cohort
Reversing Course in Race-Conscious College Admissions
This is the first blog post of the Affirmative Action in Higher Education Expert Series on race-conscious college admissions policies.
An Alabama Brawl and the Power of Black Resistance
Violent ideologies, a brawl divided on racial lines, and collective resistance—the Montgomery boat brawl was generations in the making.
Future State: Listening to Chicago’s Gig Workers’ Needs in the New Economy
New America Chicago and The Workers Lab sit down with gig workers to develop policy and tech-driven solutions for a modern workforce.
The Alley: One Murder, Eight Life Sentences, Many Questions
New America’s newest podcast is uncovering the truth behind the 8th & H murder case that shook the local DC community and the nation.
The Supreme Court and Affirmative Action: America’s “Deservedness” Myth
SCOTUS’s affirmative action decision not only says a lot about education but America’s prevailing economic narrative of who deserves what.
You Are Here Because You Belong
A conversation with UNC-Chapel Hill's Affirmative Action Coalition about their advocacy efforts in support of affirmative action.