Equals Change Blog
Ideas and inspiration for a just world
Farai Chideya, Program Officer, Creativity and Free Expression
As America faces the twin pandemics of COVID-19 and systemic racism, a new report looks at the state of the media and offers recommendations to help newsrooms adapt and find the funding they need to build an equitable future.
Ford Foundation
The Supreme Court’s decision to reject the Trump administration’s attempts to dismantle DACA is the culmination of a long, sustained effort by thousands of young, undocumented people and the organization that helped bring them together in the fight for immigrant rights: United We Dream.
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In Louisiana, ground zero in America’s fight over abortion, the fight for access has reached the Supreme Court in an unprecedented case that could have a sweeping nationwide impact and put the future of abortion rights at stake for millions of women.
Tanya Coke, Director, Gender, Racial, and Ethnic Justice
Nicolette Naylor, International Program Director, Gender, Racial, and Ethnic Justice; Director, Southern Africa
In the wake of recent killings of black and brown people at the hands of police during COVID-19, Ford’s Tanya Coke and Nicolette Naylor pay tribute to two important holidays this week that symbolize the global movements of black resistance across the diaspora, the progress made globally and the work that still remains in the fight for racial equality.
Darren Walker, President
The world has been confronted with a confluence of crises, but the economic realities brought on by COVID-19 threaten the very survival of the organizations on the frontlines, the nonprofits fighting for justice and tirelessly working toward a just, equitable recovery. Reflecting on this unprecedented moment, President Darren Walker explains why extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures, starting with a bold step from philanthropy.
Ford Foundation
COVID-19 has presented the world with an unparalleled situation.
Maria Torres-Springer, Vice President, US Programs
George Floyd’s death is forcing America to reckon with its long history of racism. As protests spread from Minneapolis across the world, Ford’s Maria Torres-Springer spotlights the organizations fighting for equality and justice and turning our collective despair into real, lasting change.
Darren Walker, President
Ford President Darren Walker reflects on the murder of George Floyd, the uprisings that have spread across America as a result, and the country’s long history of racial injustice.
Hilary Pennington, Executive Vice President of Programs
The challenges we face as a world require a new kind of leader. Hilary Pennington shares what we’ve learned from 80 years of investing in individuals and introduces the Ford Global Fellows, our big bet to build the next generation of change agents.
Nicolette Naylor, International Program Director, Gender, Racial, and Ethnic Justice; Director, Southern Africa
As COVID-19 spreads globally, women and girls are shouldering the brunt, left vulnerable to violence and economic insecurity and carrying the majority of the burden at home. Ford's Nicolette Naylor, along with Jess Tomlin and Jessica Houssain of grantee Equality Fund, explain why the fight for gender equality doesn’t stop during a pandemic but is more critical than ever.
Ford’s Sarita Gupta and Rachel Korberg break down the reality for America’s low-wage workers on the frontlines of COVID-19 and how we are working to ensure they get the support they need now and well into the future.
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As the #COVID-19 crisis exacerbates inequality and puts many workers at risk of harassment, we spotlight the National Women's Law Center, a Ford-funded organization that knows #MeToo doesn’t stop in the midst of a pandemic—nor does the fight for justice. Established in 1972, the center has been behind every major legal and policy change for women in the United States and, most recently, was selected to run the TIME’S UP Legal Defense Fund.
