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It's Time for a Unified Front Against Discrimination

Historically, Latinos and African Americans have fought against state-sponsored discrimination separately, but rarely together. Though individual Latinos and African Americans recognize connections around a common plight and agenda, there is still much to be done toward moving from recognition to joint action.

BY Abigail Golden-Vazquez

Blog Post

12.16.2015
Identity and Equity

4 Ways to Address Economic and Opportunity Inequality in the US

Economic opportunities are wildly unequal in US society. Ascend at the Aspen Institute recently brought together more than 200 policy experts who shared ideas on how to close this access gap.

BY Frances Robinson

Blog Post

12.02.2015
Identity and Equity

Is Violence a Function of Culture?

Landrieu and Coates are both eager to address this issue, but they each had very different ideas about the nature of the problem and how it could be resolved.

BY Eric Christensen

Blog Post

07.03.2015
Identity and Equity

Akhil Reed Amar Discusses Our Constitutional Republic

Legal scholar Akhil Reed Amar discusses his new book, "The Law of the Land: A Grand Tour of Our Constitutional Republic."

BY Institute Staff

Video

05.22.2015
Identity and Equity

Analizan el futuro del liderazgo hispano

"El programa “Latinos y Sociedad” del Instituto Aspen concluyó el 12 de mayo la cumbre inaugural que se celebró en Washington, DC, bajo el lema “Fu ...

BY Aspen Institute Latinos and Society Program OLD

Of Interest

05.12.2015
Identity and Equity

Marriage Equality & Social Change

Advocates for same-sex marriage turned public opinion in states around the nation — as measured by polls and in voting booths —with astonishing rapidity.

BY Justice and Society Program

Video

05.05.2015
Identity and Equity

The AEA is Coming!

Come One, Come All!Please join us at the Washington, DC offices of the Aspen Institute for a reception hosted by the Advocacy and Policy Change Topical Int ...

Blog Post

10.11.2013
Identity and Equity

Title IX Athletic Challenge - Vote Now

In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the passage of Title IX, The National Women’s Hall of Fame (NWHF) and GOOD Maker teamed up to host the National ...

Blog Post

06.08.2012
Identity and Equity

Lessons Learned From Title IX: Life-Long Benefits from Sports Should be Available To All

Think about the effort and the huge sums of money spent on educational programs to deal with our nation’s problems: obesity, teen pregnancy, low graduati ...

BY Nancy Hogshead-Makar

Blog Post

05.30.2012
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