Identity and Equity

Designed for Native American youth (ages 18-24) who have lived experience in the foster care system.

In an op-ed co-authored by Aisha Nyandoro of Springboard to Opportunities and Trene Hawkins of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Ascend’s Marjorie Sims states the need to honor Black women with bold policies so that future generations can truly thrive: Centering Black women in policy is key to future families’ prosperity.

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

Embracing a fuller understanding of “us” is not only a challenge but also an opportunity. And it is in our own best interest to do so. 

As a child, Black History Month was a call to greatness. As an adult, it reminds me of the power of ordinary people who give extraordinary love.

Thousands of people in the United States identify as Black-Indigenous or Afro-Indigenous. Meet three members of this community.

Biden administration makes commitment to fulfilling Federal trust and treaty responsibilities to Tribal Nations.

A "better" argument is a way of engaging across differences, not by setting those differences aside, but by engaging them directly.

“Who Is Us?,” a research project from the Aspen Institute and the Democracy Fund, centers on the idea that severe fragmentation of American society is a direct threat to our democracy.