Legislators in several states, including Pennsylvania, want to ban teaching that acknowledges that the legacy of slavery, segregation, and other forms of institutional racism continues to permeate the social fabric of the nation.

"If we’re going to advance equity, then we need to examine the myriad, often subtle ways we are perpetuating the all-lives-matter credo in our work," says Nonprofit AF's Vu Le.

West Philadelphia Promise Zone's Workforce and Economic Opportunity Committee created a listening space that, according to moderator Uva Coles, centered Black women unapologetically, respectfully, and honestly.

It's time to bring back a Public Editor to hold media accountable for racism, bias and inequity, says Tauhid Chappell.

"Every effective direct action campaign aims not only to achieve its external goal, but to give its constituents a sense of their own power," says guest columnist Gwen Snyder.