economic justice 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

color photograph of an indoor art exhibit. large paintings are hung on a white wall. the paintings use vivid reds and darker shades of greens and blues to contrast with the black people wearing blue ski masks depicted in the centers. a black woman wearing a jean jacket sits at a small table in front of the artwork as people walk by

Race

Artists across the country grapple with an unforgiving housing market

by Alexandra Martinez July 7th, 2023July 6th, 2023

An Appalachian model for regenerating place-based community wealth

Economy & Workers' Rights

An Appalachian model for regenerating place-based community wealth

by Frances Nguyen May 15th, 2023May 15th, 2023

color photo of an outdoor protest where people hold up white and yellow paper signs in chinese and english in support of new york city vendors

Economy & Workers' Rights

8 months later, NYC vendors are still fighting for officials to fulfill their promises

by Hafeezat Bishi March 27th, 2023March 28th, 2023

color photograph of an indoor marketplace stall that sells coffee and espresso. a trans flag hangs over the counter, and three latinx people stand to the left wearing face masks and talking

Economy & Workers' Rights

How a women and immigrant-led marketplace kept business, and community, through Covid

by Frances Nguyen February 7th, 2023May 8th, 2023

color photograph of a Black woman with short tight curls down to her shoulders wearing a black cloth face mask, a black shirt, and a dark pink jacket. she is resting one hand on the handle of a shopping cart and is examining a cup of fruit in her other hand

Economy & Workers' Rights

How activists are fighting food apartheid in Indianapolis

by Frances Nguyen January 10th, 2023May 8th, 2023

color photograph stock image of a young black man sitting on a grey sofa with his mother. they are both smiling and holding coffee mugs, and the mother rests her head on her son's shoulder

Economy & Workers' Rights

Universal basic income eases caregiving after incarceration

by Makaelah Walters January 5th, 2023January 5th, 2023