How We Rise

How We Rise is a project from the Race, Prosperity, and Inclusion initiative at Brookings that focuses on policy solutions to upend structural racism and create a more equitable society for all.

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Race in Public Policy Rosa Parks: Lessons learned for the future of civil rights

Keon L. Gilbert, Nicol Turner Lee

December 10, 2025

Race in Public Policy Rosa Parks: A mother of the movement and the Black community

Jasmine C. Jackson

December 9, 2025

Sheila Watkins (right) and her daughter ride a restored Montgomery bus from the Rosa Parks Museum—the same model Parks rode—after paying their respects at St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church in Montgomery, Alabama, on Oct. 29, 2005.

Race in Public Policy Honoring Rosa Parks’ life and legacy: Black women’s roles in social movements and civic engagement

Nadia E. Brown, Christine M. Slaughter

December 8, 2025

Officers from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Los Angeles immigration enforcement operation on June 10, 2025. Some Angelenos rounded up by federal immigration agents have already been deported, according to a new report, as a fuller picture emerges of the immigrants arrested during raids in Los Angeles that have triggered a wave of protests there and in other cities across the US. Other federal agencies are believed to have contributed to the increase in detentions alongside Ice, including the FBI, US Customs and Border Protection, the Drug Enforcement Administration, Homeland Security Investigations, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Immigrant advocacy groups say they have information that more than 200 people were detained and that many do not have criminal records.

Demographics & Population Racial profiling by ICE will have a marked impact on Latino communities

Gabriel R. Sanchez, Edward D. Vargas

October 16, 2025

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