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Movements Are Leading the Way: Reenvisioning and Redesigning Laws and Governance for a Just Energy Utility Transition

NonProfit Quarterly

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.

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Closing Care Gaps: Physician Shortages, Medical Deserts, and Health Disparities

NonProfit Quarterly

Aside from the areas of medicine that will shape the extent of care delivered in the not-so-distant future, important asymmetries in the race and gender of physicians will continue to impact patient care. Such a law has already been passed in Tennessee. President and Fellows Harvard College and SFFA v.

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DEI Under Attack: A Conversation with Paulette Granberry Russell

NonProfit Quarterly

NPQ : I think there can be a tendency to view these attacks on DEI and related measures around the teaching of race and racial injustice as political messaging, rather than actual policy initiatives with real-world consequences. When I talk about social identities, I’m talking about race. I’m talking about ethnicity, national origin.

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To Save Legal Aid, Expand Public Service Loan Forgiveness

NonProfit Quarterly

During my first three years practicing law, I worked multiple jobs so that I could afford housing, healthcare, food, and student loan payments. Although the federal government’s loan forgiveness program is race neutral by design, it also advances racial equity. Achieving Financial Security . The Need for Legal Aid .

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Facial Recognition Technology’s Enduring Threat to Civil Liberties

NonProfit Quarterly

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.”

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Coffee Companies That Emphasize Hiring Disabled Workers Fall Short

NonProfit Quarterly

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. It should be noted that 14 states have passed laws to ban this. The majority of these 120,000 workers are people who have intellectual or developmental disabilities.

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Safety First: CEO Grows Organization, Leads Communities By Doing The Right Thing

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Women in law enforcement in the U.S. “ Women in #law #enforcement in the U.S. Recruiting and hiring more women for law enforcement roles can help meet the growing demand. With barriers often called the “brass ceiling” for women in law enforcement, Chan Shue’s successful career at NYPD and beyond is noteworthy. “