by Borealis Communications | Jul 25, 2023 | News & Updates
Sandy Ho — Program Director of the Disability Inclusion Fund July is Disability Pride Month. This is also the month many in our disability communities mark the passage of the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act, a cornerstone of our country’s civil rights that still,...
by Borealis Communications | Jul 14, 2023 | Borealis News & Updates, Grantee News & Updates, News & Updates
How much does it cost to sustain a thriving BIPOC-led and serving journalism ecosystem over the next 10-15 years? What role has/does/could BIPOC journalism play in civic participation? How could Black journalism exist, beautifully, in the public sphere? On May...
by Borealis Communications | Jul 11, 2023 | Borealis News & Updates, Grantee News & Updates, News & Updates
ALLISON BAILEY/NURPHOTO/AP On June 29, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down affirmative action, making it unlawful for colleges to consider racial identity as a factor in admissions decisions. The next day, the Court issued decisions limiting the rights of same-sex...
by Borealis Communications | Jul 11, 2023 | News & Updates
In the face of ongoing police violence and state-sanctioned aggression, the need for systemic change and accountability has never been greater. This month, Borealis’ Communities Transforming Policing Fund (CTPF) connected with Mari Mari Narváez, the founder and...
by Borealis Communications | Jun 30, 2023 | Borealis News & Updates, Grantee News & Updates, News & Updates
It is through inclusivity that movement spaces not only become communal sanctuaries for those most impacted by injustice but also the bedrock by which those movements create lasting and intersectional leadership. Centering Black and brown, trans, gender nonconforming,...
