"Objectivity requires we name racism when we see it, that we explain how its roots run through the American experience, understanding its lasting influence in ourselves and our own institution." —Sarah Rosen Wartell, President, Urban Institute
Today, we share these actionable resources and evidence in the hope you will identify how you and your organization can join nationwide efforts to propel our society toward justice.
From COVID-19 to police brutality, Urban Institute researchers examine how historical and ongoing public policies, institutional practices, and cultural narratives perpetuate racial inequalities, undermine health, and constrain mobility for communities of color.
Racial disparities in the US emerge from a long history of discriminatory policies, programs, and practices and from ongoing patterns of systemic racism. Calling out these root causes of racial disparities is the first step toward remedy.
Minneapolis was one of six city participants in the
National Initiative for Building Community Trust and Justice, perhaps the most robust federal effort ever designed to build trust between community and police. The effort was built on three conceptual pillars, but it needed a fourth: police accountability.
Black Americans face a much higher risk of contracting the novel coronavirus and dying from COVID-19. What are the root causes of these racial health disparities, and how can we address them?
Racial and economic disparities in access to safe and affordable housing existed long before the pandemic, but new data from the US Census Bureau suggest the pandemic—and its economic fallout—is only widening these divides.
Resources for community engagement, solidarity, and partnership:
