Reports

Learn about the history of public schools in the U.S. from 1647 to 1998.

Energy Democracy is a framework that is grounded in the solutions of BIPOC communities to invest in a regenerative economy that sustains our people and our planet.

In response to President Biden’s Executive Order 13985, “Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government,” 90 federal agencies and departments released Equity Action Plans (EAPs) in early 2022. Over the past months, Race Forward and PolicyLink reviewed 30 of the plans to examine the degree to which the plans lay the groundwork for meaningful action to advance racial equity. 

This report by Race Forward and PolicyLink describes their work in partnership with federal agency offices, considers observations and lessons learned along the way, and discusses efforts that must continue at the federal level to fully realize the intentions of President biden’s executive order to move this country toward a more racially just future.

Following up on the two years since the release of Building the We, this report explores the efforts of a community-focused collaborative government decision-making process.

In the backdrop of mounting racial tension, Salinas government and community advocates collaborated to bring about a new initiative aimed at addressing the root causes of inequity and division within the city. "Building the We" features key successes and lessons from the local leaders who ushered in a new agenda for the City of Salinas: Healing-Informed Governing for Racial Equity.

Revisit Race Forward's groundbreaking national research on the perilous intersection of immigration enforcement and the child welfare system, which resulted in the separation of thousands of families across the U.S.—in many cases, permanent separation.

Millennials, Activism and Race offers insights about young people's views on activism and race. The “Millennial Generation” (born post-1980) is the largest, most racially and ethnically diverse generation the US has ever known. What inspires them to engage in social justice work?

This report provides a broad picture for communications leaders and professionals of how the workers they serve are framed in the media coverage of jobs in two expanding, higher wage industries—technology and health care.

Food systems’ work is connected to the ways communities of color experience injustice. This report shares stories, insights, lessons, and recommendations for transforming the field of food systems work to create racially equitable outcomes.

In these fast growing sectors of the United States, this report identifies barriers to achieving equitable employment outcomes for workers of color in the workforce development field.

This report, prepared as a resource for racial and social justice-inclined consumers, worker advocates, particularly in industries with over-representation of women of color, and legal and labor journalists, presents findings and recommendations to advance proactive systemic solutions that promote racially equitable outcomes.

This innovative, interactive, multi-media tool shows racial and gender inequities in the restaurant, retail, and domestic industries.