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By Josephine Kalipeni, Family Values @ Work When my father’s chronic illness worsened...

Black Women Need Build Back Better

by Chrystian Rodriguez, The Opportunity Agenda When I was young, my grandparents, aunts,...

Reclaiming Power Through Horror

Today we explore the story behind long-time TOA Board Member Yasmin Cader, Deputy...

Meet TOA’s Board: Yasmin Cader

Today we explore the story behind Aduke Thelwell, seasoned strategic communications consultant and...

Meet TOA’s Board: Aduke Thelwell

by Abrielle De Veaux, The Opportunity Agenda As educators and students like me...

Critical Race Theory on TikTok, a Student Perspective

by Abrielle De Veaux, The Opportunity Agenda As a Black woman, I’ve always...

Talking About Black Women in Sports

by Ellen Buchman, The Opportunity Agenda The late Congressman John Lewis told us...

Supreme Court Decision Requires Good Trouble to Defend Voting Rights

Early in April, we launched Shifting the Narrative, an extensive report the delves...

Shifting the Narrative Livestream Recap

by Ellen Buchman, The Opportunity Agenda As the murder trial of Minneapolis police...

Derek Chauvin’s Trial Signals a Broader Shift for Criminal Justice

by Ellen Buchman, The Opportunity Agenda I’ve built my career bringing together coalitions...

This White Feminist Knows that “Race-Silent” Policies are Insufficient and Part of the Problem

by Elizabeth Johnsen, The Opportunity Agenda There is nothing new about poverty. What...

Painting a Vision of Economic Justice for All

​by Christiaan Perez, The Opportunity Agenda 2020 has been a difficult year, but, amidst the...

Celebrate Liberation – Four Stories of Community Victory