economic inequality Archives - Prism

Race

Education and affordability for all?

by Chavis Jones September 11th, 2023September 11th, 2023

Student loan debt disproportionately affects communities of color, and Black women continue to carry the highest student loan debt burdens

color photograph of a Black man holding a white picket sign with handwritten text that reads "world leaders! reparations for slavery now!"

Crime, Reform & Abolition

Movements of hope: Abolition and reparations in these times

by Trevor Smith and David Ragland August 28th, 2023August 28th, 2023

color photograph of a light blue booth outdoors with with text across the top reading "kapwa gardnes"

Economy & Workers' Rights

San Francisco nonprofit looks to revive a local district with Filipino culture

by Alexandra Martinez August 16th, 2023August 16th, 2023

color photograph of a young Black mom wearing a pink turtleneck knitted sweater and lightwash jeans holds a baby in a small puffy jacket and hat. the woman sorts through a clothing rack underneath a large canopy tent

Economy & Workers' Rights

Guaranteed income programs aim to uplift Black mothers, trans people, and more

by Thalia Charles July 18th, 2023July 18th, 2023

a color photograph of Chris Smalls, a black man with a short-trimmed beard and mustache, wearing an Amazon union shirt and holding a megaphone up with the mouthpiece near his shoulder

Race

A resurging union movement must reckon with anti-Blackness

by Brenton Zola November 30th, 2022January 23rd, 2023

Black female computer programmer wearing a red, black, and white flannel works on a new software and coding while working from her home during COVID-19 pandemic

Economy & Workers' Rights

For-profit coding boot camps prey on BIPOC workers

by Sravya Tadepalli August 12th, 2022January 23rd, 2023

a Latino man in a tan inmates uniform sits in the foreground in front of other male inmates in the same outfit sitting on chairs and bunk beds

Crime, Reform & Abolition

The recession may make things worse for formerly incarcerated BIPOC

by Sakshi Udavant August 5th, 2022January 23rd, 2023

a Black couple sits at a table with a laptop, calculator, and papers spread out. they look stressed while their kids sit on the couch in the background

Economy & Workers' Rights

Looming recession will hit marginalized people the hardest, experts say

by Sakshi Udavant June 13th, 2022November 10th, 2022

gas station sign shows prices at $7.29, $7.699, and $7.99 per gallon

Economy & Workers' Rights

Understanding inflation, all of its causes, and who it affects the most

by Kinjo Kiema April 7th, 2022January 23rd, 2023

Educators in St. Paul and Minneapolis may be going on strike soon. Here’s why

by Cirien Saadeh March 2nd, 2022March 4th, 2022