The residents of ten zip codes in Kansas City are experiencing a life-threatening failure of the health care system. The people who live in these areas, marginalized communities of color, are dying sooner and suffering more catastrophic illnesses than those who live in more affluent and largely white communities.
Galveston After Ike: Moving Together Towards A Full Recovery
Three years after the destruction of Hurricane Ike, the supply of affordable housing in Galveston remains one of the many challenges to full recovery in the region. The following was developed to help aid in community dialogue and planning efforts directed at addressing this challenge. Read more …
Mapping Child Well-Being in Duval County, FL
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The Kirwan Institute, with its expertise in opportunity mapping and research on the geographic distribution of opportunity in metropolitan areas, was commissioned and funded by the Jessie Ball duPont Fund to assist the Jacksonville Children’s Commission in understanding child well-being in Duval County through opportunity mapping and analysis. Read more …
Capitalism, Race, and the Struggle for Equality
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Contextualizing the Kirwan Institute Research Agenda: Race in the Mind
This report outlines the importance of understanding how race operates in our minds, both explicitly (in our conscious mind) and implicitly (in our unconscious mind).
Policy and Promise for Low Income People in America
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It’s not what you think: How structural dynamics and implicit bias reproduce racial hierarchy in the age of Obama
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Diversity Strategies for Successful Schools: Final Recommendations
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