Results List
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Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity Announces Inaugural Class of Fellows
Twenty-nine advocates, organizers and artists selected from across the U.S. and South Africa will work to tackle anti-Black racism and white supremacy. Photo: Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity NEW YORK, NY — The Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity (AFRE) named its first cohort of 29 Atlantic…
Author: Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity
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Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity: Leading the Way to a More Just Future
Photo: Getty Images Dismantling anti-black racism to advance fairer, healthier and more inclusive societies for all The Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity is one of an interconnected set of fellowship programs – the Atlantic Fellows – launched by The Atlantic Philanthropies as part of the…
Author: The Atlantic Philanthropies
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Southern Education Foundation Launches Racial Equity Leadership Network
In districts all over the United States, race and class remain among the most reliable predictors of student success in school. Currently, in southern states, more than half of all the students enrolled in public school are from low-income families, with a growing number of…
Author: Southern Education Foundation
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Grant Making with a Racial Equity Lens
Grantmakers explain why a focus on racial equity gives them a powerful “lens” for understanding and advancing their work in this GrantCraft guide. This report aims to provide grantmakers and foundation leaders with advice and tools on incorporating diversity and equity competencies in all aspects…
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After Spring Valley: Making Schools Safe and Supportive
The video shows a South Carolina school officer grabbing a high school student from her chair, knocking her to the floor and dragging her across the classroom. As a native of South Carolina, I watched with complete horror and sadness the viral video of a…
Author: Tasha Tucker, Associate Programme Executive, Racial Equity at The Atlantic Philanthropies.
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Experts: Schools Can't Address Racial Disparities In Discipline Without Confronting Racial Issues
The tragic deaths of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., and Eric Garner in New York City once again have shown that race remains a potent dividing line in American society. A nationally recognized panel of experts has concluded it’s time we recognize that racial issues…
Author: The Discipline Disparities Collaborative
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Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity FAQ
If you have questions about the Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity program, hopefully they’ve been answered below. Why did Atlantic and its partners launch the Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity? What is anti-black racism? Why does it matter? What is the Atlantic Fellows for Racial…
Author: The Atlantic Philanthropies
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Obama Era Offers Opportunity for Philanthropy to Push for Racial Equity
By Sterling K. Speirn. The election of our first African-American president gave many Americans hope that the United States was ready to make significant and genuine progress in the area of racial equity. Some commentators even suggested that this milestone meant we now live in…
Author: The Chronicle of Philanthropy
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GW Health Workforce Institute Leaders for Health Equity Fellowship Joins Global Atlantic Fellows Program
WASHINGTON, DC (August 2, 2018) — The George Washington University (GW) Health Workforce Institute, based at the Milken Institute School of Public Health (Milken Institute SPH), today announced that its Leaders for Health Equity Fellowship program has officially joined the global community of Atlantic Fellows.…
Author: The GW Health Workforce Institute
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Betting Big on New Leaders in Health Equity
This is an historic year for The Atlantic Philanthropies. In 2016, we have reached our 35th year of grantmaking, and also our last. In recent updates, I’ve discussed our culminating grants that build on our three and a half decades of work to address…
Author: Christopher G. Oechsli, President and CEO, The Atlantic Philanthropies
