Editor’s note: This story is part of KQED’s Youth Takeover. Throughout the week, we’re publishing content by high school students from all over the Bay Area. Each of us is shaped by a unique mix of ...

Last month a pilot project was launched to add mental health nurses to police call-outs in five parts of the UK. This came as figures revealed the number of mental health patients being detained in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a social entrepreneur and cover disability inclusion in business. Amid global shifts in DEI priorities and growing skepticism ...

A few years ago I was introduced to the term “intersectional identity” and have since come to believe that it is important for everyone to understand. To grasp this concept, think about the many ways ...

In a new memoir, the legal expert shares how her experiences as a Black woman gave rise to frameworks the far-right has tried ...

In modern conversations on race and politics, a popular buzzword has emerged to describe the impact of belonging to multiple social categories. Known as intersectionality, the social theory has a ...

Racism exists in our schools, and, in fact, it can be argued that the current political climate may help encourage it. Today’s post continues a series on what educators can do about it. During a visit ...

The Maryland State Department of Education advised local school districts to continue teaching lessons on gender identity after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to defund school ...

The Michigan State Board of Education approved new state sex education standards, which include recommendations that students be taught about gender identity and sexual orientation. The "Michigan ...

Texas Tech faculty will soon be largely prohibited from teaching about gender fluidity or gender as a spectrum. There are narrow exceptions to this rule, such as discussions about intersex traits, so ...