Native youth in California face the state's highest suicide rates despite being its smallest ethnic group. Now Medicaid cuts threaten vital Indigenous clinics offering culturally rooted mental health care.
Race and Equity
Areas such as as Southeast Los Angeles have been severely impacted by immigration sweeps.
“The cuts hit everywhere,” said Harvard researcher Scott Delaney. “It's not just in the Ivies. It's not just in the Northeast. There's a story everywhere across the entire country.”
A proposed federal gun laws risk empowering abusers and weakening protections.
Transracial adoption remains a complex and often debated subject, one that experts Bryan Post and Rhonda Roorda are tackling head-on.
Black court-appointed special advocates in Sacramento work to support foster youth, especially Black teens, amid system flaws, racial disparities, and a lack of advocates.
Malcolm X’s worldview was molded by his time in foster care and his experiences as a young Black man in America.
Films and TV portray the trauma and hope within foster care and child welfare, reflecting real-life struggles and evolving narratives around race, abuse, and belonging.
A journalist examines the child welfare system’s racial disparities, its generational impact on Black families, and community solutions amid funding cuts and the need for reforms.
Leonard Wilson’s journey with hypertension reveals how systemic racism, stress, and poor access to care heighten health risks for Black Americans.