NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

I was born in Cabo Verde (Cape Verde) and started working in public health there as a clinical psychologist. I was responsible for mental health in what was, at the time, one of the world’s poorest countries. There I was, talking to parents about lead poisoning, doing what we do so readily in public health: telling people what to do.

Health 110

Health Race and Ethnicity Food Children 110

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 18, 2024

These structures go beyond the physical infrastructure of poles, wires, and pipes to encompass the culture, laws, institutions, and power structures that shape who gets to live today and who gets to live—and even thrive—in the coming decades. As one example, the Reimagined Energy For Our Communities U.S.

Energy 78

Energy Law Governance Public and Social Policy 78

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 13, 2023

We are demanding equal protection and equal enforcement of environmental laws and regulations. Class, race, and ethnicity are key determinants of exposure to pollution and other environmental hazards, with working-class people and BIPOC folks disproportionately exposed relative to affluent White people.

Race and Ethnicity 103

Race and Ethnicity Health Environmental Children 103

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 9, 2024

The Mammy archetype is the image of an unattractive Black mother who is strong and content in her caregiving role for many children in the service of White slave owners or White employers. She marries a person of color and has kids of color, yet she imagines she lives in a world that can be or should be race-ignorant.

Race and Ethnicity 115

Race and Ethnicity Health Nonprofit governance and management Philanthropy 115

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Founded by parents who had two children with Down syndrome, they were inspired to open a coffee shop that would provide a workplace for people with disabilities. In] 36 states, federal law continues to permit subminimum wages for workers with disabilities. By law, they are allowed to pay lower than the minimum wage.

Race and Ethnicity 120

Race and Ethnicity Nonprofit governance and management Law Education 120

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The same report—which investigated disparities among several racial and ethnic groups, men, and women—revealed that false matches for mugshots were highest for Black women. A 2019 report from a government study found “false positives to be between 2 and 5 times higher in women than men.”

Public and Social Policy 88

Public and Social Policy Ethics Race and Ethnicity Law 88

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Political figures, professionals, teachers, Buddhist monks, and people from various ethnic minority groups were executed. The atrocities may seem remote to some, but not to the survivors—people in our community, many of whom were children at the time and are now in their late forties or early fifties.

Race and Ethnicity 107

Race and Ethnicity Community Development Participation and motivation Culture 107