Race & Ethnicity

People walk on the esplanade of La Defense, in the financial and business district, west of Paris, France, October 6, 2017. REUTERS/Charles Platiau - RC1B9BB86D30

Up Front

Class Notes: Immigrants’ upward mobility, paid family leave, and more

Chenoah Sinclair and Richard V. Reeves

Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Economic Development

Small and midsized legacy communities: Trends, assets, and principles for action

Alan Berube

November 14, 2019

Yellow police tape is displayed at a crime scene.

Up Front

Highlights: Improving police culture in America

Jane Miller and Rashawn Ray

Monday, November 4, 2019

Up Front

Class Notes: Taxing billionaires, college course availability, and more

Chenoah Sinclair and Richard V. Reeves

Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Reports

Ardana McFerren sweeps leafs outside of her home in the historic Pullman neighborhood in Chicago November 20, 2014. U.S. President Barack Obama is expected to announce the designation of the Pullman neighborhood as a national park on February 19, according to park advocates. The neighborhood's brick homes and ornate public buildings were built in the 1800s by industrialist George Pullman as a blue-collar utopia to house workers from his sleeper car factory. Picture taken November 20, 2014. REUTERS/Andrew Nelles (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT POLITICS) - TM3EABN1EN701

Campaigns & Elections

America’s formerly redlined neighborhoods have changed, and so must solutions to rectify them

Andre M. Perry and David Harshbarger

Monday, October 14, 2019

Janet Yellen speaking at Hutchins Center diversity event

Report

Former Fed chair Janet Yellen on gender and racial diversity of the federal government’s economists

Janet L. Yellen

Tuesday, September 24, 2019

Report

Gender and racial diversity of federal government economists

David Wessel, Louise Sheiner, and Michael Ng

Friday, September 20, 2019

Race & Ethnicity

Not just a typographical change: Why Brookings is capitalizing Black

David Lanham and Amy Liu

September 23, 2019

Demographics & Population

Six maps that reveal America’s expanding racial diversity

William H. Frey

September 5, 2019

Blog Posts

Students in the Munroe Elementary School after-school garden club (L-R) Anai Carrillo, Jessica Grimaldo, Andrea Torres and Sandaley Haileseolph at the table in the foreground chop vegetables to put in a stir fry dish they would cook in Denver, Colorado May 9, 2012. The students learn to grow and prepare healthy meals in the school's garden club, with some of the food going to the school's lunch program. Colorado has the second fastest growing childhood obesity rate in the nation says non-profit LiveWell Colorado. Groups like Livewell are working to reduce childhood obesity by supporting school gardens, especially in low income areas, to provide learning about healthy food while actually providing nourishment. Studies have shown that children are more likely to try eating fresh fruit and vegetables if they are involved in growing them. Photo taken May 9, 2012. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES - Tags: HEALTH EDUCATION SOCIETY) - TM3E85F16B801

The Avenue

Elizabeth Warren’s comprehensive education plan recognizes community needs

Andre M. Perry

Monday, October 28, 2019

African-American Congressional staffers and representatives, including Representative Mark Veasey (D-TX) (L) and Elijah Cummings (D-MD) (C) stage a walk out on the steps of the House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol to protest the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner, in Washington December 11, 2014. REUTERS/Gary Cameron (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) - GM1EACC0G0P01

The Avenue

Black-majority cities need more advocates like Elijah Cummings

Andre M. Perry

Thursday, October 17, 2019

Trainee math teacher Mia Shaw from the Teach for America program teaches a class at George Washington Carver Middle School in Los Angeles, California July 18, 2012. This fall Teach for America will send a record 10,000 teachers into classrooms from New York to California. The nonprofit boasts $300 million in assets and collects tens of millions a year in public funds, even at a time of steep cuts to education budgets. But critics, including a handful of disillusioned alumni, contend that policies promoted by TFA-trained reformers threaten to damage the very schools they once set out to save. They argue, too, that TFA's relentless push to expand has betrayed its founding ideals. Picture taken July 18, 2012. To match Feature USA-EDUCATION/TEACHFORAMERICA REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS EDUCATION SOCIETY POVERTY WEALTH) - RTR36W0M

Brown Center Chalkboard

For better student outcomes, hire more Black teachers

Andre M. Perry

Wednesday, October 16, 2019

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Events

2019

Oct

Past Event

Countering toxic narratives and real-life challenges for students of color

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT

The gender and racial diversity of the federal government’s economists

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

A conversation with Stacey Abrams: Race and political power in the United States

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EST

Washington, DC

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2015

The Last Mile in Ending Extreme Poverty

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2015

Development Projects Observed

By Albert O. Hirschman; Foreword by Cass R. Sunstein; Afterword by Michele Alacevich

2014

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Experts

Women eat watermelons at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California April 10, 2015. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson - GF10000055583

Up Front

Are the kids alright? Saving and wealth accumulation among the millennial generation

William G. Gale

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Mar 17, 2019; Nashville, TN, USA; A member of the Bridgestone Arena crew sweeps confetti off the court after a win by the Auburn Tigers over the Tennessee Volunteers in the SEC conference tournament championship game at Bridgestone Arena. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports - 12368716

Up Front

College sports joins the marketplace, with limits

Robert E. Litan

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Andre M. Perry

Fellow - Metropolitan Policy Program

@andreperryedu

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Multimedia

A woman holds a sign during a rally against white supremacy in the wake of mass shootings in Dayton and El Paso in front of the White House in Washington, U.S., August 6, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque - RC18B8E32740

Podcast Episode

On racism and white supremacy

Andre M. Perry, Vanessa Williamson, and Fred Dews

Friday, August 9, 2019

Students disembark from a school bus outside The Ivy Apartments, where a man diagnosed with the Ebola virus was staying in Dallas, Texas October 1, 2014. As many as 80 people were in contact with the Dallas Ebola patient at some point, Texas health officials told NBC, marking a significant jump from the 18 people authorities had said may have been exposed to the deadly virus. Additionally, four members of the patient's family have been ordered to stay home as a precaution even though they are not showing symptoms, the Texas Department of State Health Services said in a statement. Picture taken October 1, 2014. REUTERS/Mike Stone

Podcast Episode

What does the debate over school segregation reveal about the Democratic primary field?

Jon Valant

Friday, July 5, 2019

Multiracial black and white recruiters, executive hr management group interviewing female job applicant, headhunters studying cv resume of candidate, asking questions, partners discussing contract

Brookings Now

A conversation about the racial wealth gap—and how to address it

Michaela Broyles

Tuesday, June 18, 2019

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