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Theorizing Blackness, Indigeneity, and Racialization in Research on Reducing Inequality

The William T. Grant Foundation encourages research on reducing inequality that is grounded in well-theorized, rich conceptualizations of race, ethnicity, and Indigeneity (as well as other dimensions of inequality like immigrant origin and economic standing). In keeping with this interest, ...
Foundation Staff
Theorizing Blackness, Indigeneity, and Racialization in Research on Reducing Inequality
Webinars

Webinar: Measuring Race and Racism in Studies of Research Use

“Measuring Race and Racism in Studies of Research Use” is the fourth webinar in a series focused on bringing critical race perspectives to research that examines how to improve the use of research evidence in policy and practice. Past sessions ...
Foundation Staff
Webinar: Measuring Race and Racism in Studies of Research Use
Blog Post

How We Can Engage with Race and Racism in Research: Developing a Racial Analysis

Race is a key dimension of inequality in youth outcomes. For researchers who seek to study ways to reduce racial inequality, the starting point is a well-conceived research question grounded in a rich understanding of what racial categories mean and ...
Dina Okamoto
How We Can Engage with Race and Racism in Research: Developing a Racial Analysis
Blog Post

Meeting this Moment (Part II): Unpacking Anti-Asian Racism

The Foundation hopes to support more solution-oriented research that not only richly theorizes anti-Asian racism but also identifies ways to counter racism, xenophobia, and other forms of oppression.
Vivian Tseng
Meeting this Moment (Part II): Unpacking Anti-Asian Racism
Digest, Issue 5: Winter 2019-20

No Small Matters: Reimagining the Use of Research Evidence From A Racial Justice Perspective

We can no more afford methodologically rich research studies that lack racial consciousness than we can afford racially conscious studies that lack methodological rigor.
David Kirkland
No Small Matters: Reimagining the Use of Research Evidence From A Racial Justice Perspective
Digest, Issue 4: Winter 2018/19

A New Agenda for Eliminating Racial Inequality in the United States: The Research We Need

A genuine confrontation with racial inequality will require a new way of thinking that challenges the structural roots of racial disadvantage and the consequences of generations of anti-Black discriminatory policies.
William Darity
A New Agenda for Eliminating Racial Inequality in the United States: The Research We Need
Blog Post

A Piece of the Puzzle for Promoting Educational Equity: Adults in Youth Organizing

Youth organizing efforts are opportunities for adults in key positions of leadership to hear, reflect on, and partner with youth to reduce inequity in schools for marginalized youth of color.
Elise M. Harris
A Piece of the Puzzle for Promoting Educational Equity: Adults in Youth Organizing
Blog Post

Can policies on foster care settings reduce racial and ethnic disparities in youth outcomes?

Fred Wulczyn and Amy Dworsky are investigating how the outcomes of youth in congregate care settings vary by state, and whether and how this variability contributes to racial and ethnic ...
Foundation Staff
Can policies on foster care settings reduce racial and ethnic disparities in youth outcomes?
Blog Post

The Color of Emotion: Teachers’ Racialized Interpretations of Children’s Emotion and Student Outcomes

Grantee Amy Halberstadt is examining the extent to which practices that reduce racial bias among teachers can respond to gaps in academic and disciplinary outcomes between Black and White students. ...
Foundation Staff
The Color of Emotion: Teachers’ Racialized Interpretations of Children’s Emotion and Student Outcomes
Blog Post

Yes, Your Research can Matter in the Real World

By bringing racial justice to the work I’m already doing, I can make it matter.
Joanna Williams
Yes, Your Research can Matter in the Real World

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