Justice & Civic Identity

This country is built on systems propped up by sexism and racism—as Black women we encounter this every day.

For Eric Cadora, Director of the Justice Mapping Center, the map is just the beginning of the process. In this episode of Shades of Free

Throughout American history, racism has been embedded in health and health care. To justify slavery, scientists promulgated falsehoods about African Americans and health.

The Rebuilding Democracy Project aims to apply specific aspects of Judaism’s traditions to the myriad conversations of American political life.

Chekemma J. Fulmore-Townsend, President and CEO of the Philadelphia Youth Network, joins us for this episode of Shades of Freedom to dis

“If we don’t pay attention to religion, we’re missing a place to do racial justice work,” Ilyse said. “Take all those white-centered, anti-racist reading lists. Could we get some religion up in there? How do we add to that, not subtract? It’s about supplementing. We want you to read the [Ibram X] Kendi, but also Todd Green on fear of Muslims, because we need to pay attention to how those things are tied up.”

Rodney Foxworth says the racial “wealth gap” is a misnomer because it implies something that’s achievable to close.

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