Ava DuVernay’s ’13th’ and Its Lessons for the Resistance
The documentary offers blueprints for how all communities under threat of state violence can carve out their own cultural narratives.
Chance the Rapper, Christianity, and Blackness
Chance's religion is precious, resilient in the same way an heirloom is, and inextricably linked to blackness.
Feminism Doesn’t Have to Be Comfortable for Everyone
The trickle-down equality that mainstream feminism advocates for isn’t enough—true equality demands that we be urgent and unyielding.
Generation Revolution
In her new book, Generation Revolution, Rachel Aspden offers a window into the Arab Spring through the millennials who experienced it.
Hidden Staffers: Why Diversity in Government Matters
Without proper racial representation, our government risks harming the people it's supposed to serve.
Mapping Financial Opportunity Project Shows Poor and Black Communities Have Fewer Financial Service Providers
MFO compares the locations of banks and credit unions to payday lenders nationwide, down to the street level.
New Committee on Financing Early Care and Education with a Highly Qualified Workforce
On Black Male Vulnerability
Black men, usually seen as capable of being only one particular way, are complex and multidimensional—just like you.
The Million Meanings of Blackness
Being black in America is, at any given time, infuriating, exhausting, inherently political—but also joyful and inspiring.
What Is a Think Tank? First, We Should Ask Who Is a Think Tank?
Think tanks need to move the needle of progress among their ranks—before it's too late.
Will The Internet Set Us Free?
We invite you to join Arizona State University and Future Tense to consider how we might best protect individual freedoms.
In-Person
Center Casa Lamm Cultural
Álvaro Obregón 99, Colonia Roma, Mexico City, Mexico 06700
Work on Things That Matter
Join Code for America and New America on February 23rd to learn more about career opportunities from employers.
In-Person
New America
740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
Black Politics in Trump’s America
Join us as we explore the present state of black American politics and its outlook post-Obama.
In-Person
New America
740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
Patriot
To prevent Iran from going nuclear, an intelligence officer must return to the line of duty—as an employee of an industrial piping firm.
In-Person
Roxy Hotel Cinema
2 Sixth Avenue, New York, NY 10013
Uneven Progress for Early Care and Education in 2016
While some states have improved access and quality to child care, others have moved backwards.