Equality vs Equity

In this video, photojournalist Ben DeSoto discusses "Understanding Poverty," an exhibit featuring images of people and communities affected by poverty and homelessness.

This graphic from Mother Jones magazine depicts income inequality in the United States.

This graphic from Mother Jones depicts income inequality in the United States.

Jordan's poem takes on an sarcastic tone as she describes the duties, punishments, emotions and false promises endured by African Americans since slavery in response to Bill Clinton's description of affirmative action as "a psychologically difficult time for the so-called angry White man."

On April 14, 1947, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco upheld the lower court decision in Mendez v. Westminster, which required the school to integrate and set the stage for Brown v. Board of Education.

“In response to legislation that would have criminalized immigrants, thousands of high school students from across the country walked out of their classrooms and into history.”

With this law, passed by the General Assembly in 2009, Vermont became the fourth state to recognize same-sex marriages.

This article discusses the some of the issues that can arise when institutions attempt to address the complexities of the gender spectrum.

When dreams and opportunities are pushed out of reach, only so many avenues offer recourse.