Topic: Race & Social Justice

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A story recounting many accusations, from rigged elections to the meddling of big private money in grassroots organizing.

Moving scholarship by and about women from margin to center.

In the years before Brown v. Board, a philanthropic fund hoped research and data would turn the tide on attitudes toward segregation.

One small grant gave enduring voice to one of the most famous critiques of postwar urban renewal, while another huge grant went to an opposing cause.

In the years before Brown v. Board, a philanthropic fund hoped research and data would turn the tide on attitudes toward segregation.

A college prep program increased admissions rates for at-risk students, but it also raised larger questions about systemic inequality.

How the largest US foundation began supporting market-based projects in the late 1960s.