Justice & Civic Identity

Race is the metric by which one’s position in the caste system is determined. In her book, "Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents," Isabel Wilkerson describes how these inherited rankings have been passed down through generations from the country's very founding.

This year, candidates in mayoral and other local elections are charting a new course with their justice-related platforms. They are moving a

Ashfaq Taufique has called the south home for more than 45 years. And there’s nowhere else the devout Muslim would rather live.

After more than two decades of research, tax scholar Dorothy A. Brown discovered that America's tax system is not color-blind. In fact, societal racism is deeply embedded in it. From attending college to getting married to buying a home, Black Americans are financially disadvantaged compared to their white peers.

When children see themselves and their communities mirrored in school curriculum, they learn better.

Narratives of the racial justice movement in the United States are normally saturated with stories of heterosexual male heroism. Not because

Voting rights are under assault in America. More than 250 bills that would restrict access to voting are pending in 43 states.

This bonus episode of the Aspen Institute’s Criminal Justice Reform Initiative's podcast Shades of Freedom is drawn from a February 20

Black entrepreneur, Danielle Kristine Toussaint talks about her book "Dare to Think Purple: A Survival Guide for Women in Social Entrepreneurship."