by Borealis Communications | Aug 23, 2023 | Borealis News & Updates, Grantee News & Updates, News & Updates
The racial justice protests of 2020 sparked a wave of radical and necessary criminal justice reforms across the country. We saw cities end cash bail and states reduce pretrial detention. But swift backlash now jeopardizes this progress. On July 20, 2023, The Spark...
by Borealis Communications | Aug 3, 2023 | Borealis News & Updates, Grantee News & Updates, News & Updates
Image authored by Baltimore Trans Safe Haven. Borealis Philanthropy’s Fund for Trans Generations (FTG) proudly resources trans-led organizations that are building futures where transgender, gender non-conforming, and nonbinary people can thrive, access joy, and live...
by Ashley Johnson | 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 Ashley Johnson | 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...
