The first fellowship program for social entrepreneurs starting organizations to improve the lives of black men and boys has 16 finalists in the running.
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About 47 million Americans—of all colors, ethnicities, and backgrounds—are living at or below the poverty line in the ever-growing gap between America’s wealthiest and poorest.
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Like the Roma, African Americans face a precarious situation where stereotypes translate into a tragic reality of racial biases and attitudes that fuel the creation of discriminatory and harmful policies.
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With each passing year, another 1.2 million young people in the United States leave high school without receiving a diploma. Gateway to College opens the way to a future for these kids.
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The high economic and human costs of mass incarceration reveal an America that in the most literal ways isn’t living up to its values of freedom and equality.
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Too many young people are born into chaos and poverty. YouthBuild enables them to master a trade like construction while they rebuild their lives.
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The U.S. will turn over the political prisoners in Bagram prison to Afghanistan sometime in the next six months, but so far there are no clear answers about what happens to those prisoners, especially citizens of Pakistan.
Posted in: Asia, Rights & Justice, United States
Topics: Afghanistan, Bagram, Christopher Rogers, National Security & Counterterrorism, Pakistan, Sarah Belal, South Asia
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Research shows that parolees who engage in work soon after their release from prison have a lower rate of recidivism. A program supported by the Open Society Foundations is helping them find it.
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Over the last three years our Special Fund for Poverty Alleviation has worked to challenge assumptions about poverty and improve the life chances for all Americans.
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As a result of the recent Summit of the Americas in Cartagena, meaningful debate on developing and implementing drug control policies that are more humane and effective is underway for the first time.
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