• about-election
• about-black-voters
• about-presidential-candidates

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Written by Anthony Kinslow II, PhD

Published: 04 November 2024

Anthony Kinslow II, PhD 

President Biden’s Justice40 initiative ensures that 40% of federal investment benefits flow to disadvantaged communities, addressing deep-seated inequities.

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Written by Charlene Crowell

Published: 30 October 2024

Charlene Crowell 

As Americans live longer, the ability to remain financially independent is an ongoing struggle. Especially for Black and other people of color whose lifetime incomes are often lower than that of other contemporaries, finding money to save for ‘old age’ is particularly daunting.

• About-voting-rights
• about-black-voters
• about-opinion
• ranked choice

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Written by Nkenge Harmon Johnson President and CEO, Urban League of Portland

Published: 17 October 2024

Nkenge Harmon Johnson, President and CEO, Urban League of Portland 

Political forces around the country have launched an all-out assault on voting rights that targets Black communities. State legislatures are restricting voting access in districts with large Black populations and are imposing other barriers and pernicious restrictions.

• about-higher-education
• head-start
• about-opinion
• early childhood education
• about-minnesota

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Written by Duchesne Drew

Published: 15 October 2024

Photo Credit by Jacob Wackerhausen 

My Head Start classroom was a warm environment that affirmed me as a learner. That affirmation has influenced my journey from Head Start to public media president.

• about-Albina-Headstart
• Child poverty
• early childhood education
• Preschool For All

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Written by Ronnie Herndon, Director of Albina Head Start

Published: 17 September 2024

Ronnie Herndon, Albina Head Start 

This month, Albina Head Start filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to defend itself against a misapplied rule that could force the program – and all the children it serves – to lose federal funding.

• about-housing
• about-homeownership
• about-affordable-housing

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Written by Charlene Crowell

Published: 05 September 2024

Columnist Charlene Crowell 

In August, the Department of Justice and eight state Attorneys Generals filed a lawsuit charging RealPage Inc., a commercial revenue management software firm with providing apartment managers with illegal price fixing software data that violates antitrust law and artificially increases costs for millions of renters across the nation.   

• about-Democracy
• about-presidential-campaign
• Donald-Trump
• about-Kamala-Harris

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Written by Michael A. Grant, J.D. via Trice Edney Wire

Published: 22 August 2024

Michael Grant, J.D. 

Because a 'House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand'

• about-student-loans
• student-debt
• relief-package
• Biden-Harris administration

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Written by Charlene Crowell

Published: 15 August 2024

Columnist Charlene Crowell 

As consumers struggle to cope with mounting debt, a new economic report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York includes an unprecedented glimmer of hope. Although debt for mortgages, credit cards, auto loans and more increased by billions of dollars in the second quarter of 2024, student loan debt decreased by $10 billion.   

• about-Carolyn-Leonard

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Written by Jyothi Gaddam

Published: 14 August 2024

Carolyn Leonard 

That was Carolyn. Always thinking about what else she could do for the community, even as she herself lay dying in bed. A celebration of Carolyn Leonard’s life will be held on
August 17.

• Election2024
• Deepfakes

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Written by The Minneapolis Star Tribune via The Associated Press

Published: 09 August 2024

Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., speaks after a bipartisan Senate forum on artificial intelligence, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) 

The stakes of November’s election are real. Campaign communications should be, too.