Reconciling and Healing America: Addressing Divisions and Inequities

A pedestrian looks at cherry blossoms in front of an apartment building just after the Spring equinox, in Washington, D.C., on Monday, March 22, 2021, amid the coronavirus pandemic. With nearly 550,000 confirmed deaths to COVID-19 in America, vaccination rates are going up and nearly 25% of Americans have received at least one dose of a vaccine. (Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

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Jessica (C), 28, says goodbye to Abel, 32, as she holds their five-year-old daughter Camila at San Quentin state prison in San Quentin, California June 8, 2012. An annual Fathers' Day event, "Get On The Bus" brings children in California to visit their fathers in prison. Sixty percent of parents in state prison report being held over 100 miles (161 km) from their children. Regular prison visits lower rates of recidivism for the parent, and make the child better emotionally adjusted and less likely to become delinquent, according to The Center for Restorative Justice Works, the non-profit organization that runs the "Get on the Bus" program. Picture taken June 8, 2012. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW SOCIETY)

How We Rise

April is Second Chance Month

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The Avenue

To address homelessness, place governance must evolve

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Report

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The Avenue

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Monday, January 25, 2021

210120 Sunrise over the United States Capitol Building ahead of the 2021 U.S. Presidential Inauguration on January 20, 2021 in Washington, DC, USA. Photo: Joel Marklund / BILDBYRÅN / kod JM / JM0063 No Use Sweden. No Use Norway. No Use Austria.

FixGov

Trump is gone but Republican tricks will live on

Thomas E. Patterson

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U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington January 20, 2021. Patrick Semansky/Pool via REUTERS

The Avenue

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Keesha Middlemass

Fellow - Governance Studies, Race, Prosperity, and Inclusion Initiative

Andre M. Perry

Senior Fellow - Brookings Metro

Camille Busette

Senior Fellow - Economic Studies, Governance Studies, Brookings Metro

Director - Race, Prosperity, and Inclusion Initiative

@CamilleBusette

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People attend a rally for racial justice on the one year anniversary of the police shooting of Rayshard Brooks, in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., June 12, 2021. REUTERS/Dustin Chambers TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

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U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris watches as President Joe Biden signs executive orders on his racial equity agenda at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 26, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

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