For many years, I ran 1871, the No. 1 university-affiliated tech incubator in the world, from our headquarters in Chicago. During my tenure, we developed a number of sub-incubators focusing on various ...

Circle Practice is a type of restorative practice informed by restorative justice philosophy and grounded in Indigenous teaching which aims to build community, invite reflection, and model empathetic ...

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Democracy is under attack, civil society is being dismantled, and catastrophic events such as fires, floods, hurricanes and other man-made crises have become the norm, not the exception. To “meet this ...

Attendees of the MAAFA 25th anniversary at the Ashé Cultural Arts Center in New Orleans. (Photo by Jafar M. Pierre / Ashé Cultural Arts Cente) This is your first of three free stories this month.

Over the past decade, philanthropic leaders and others working for progressive social change have increasingly focused on culture. This growing interest in culture comes from a dual understanding that ...