Deepa Iyer, Indian American racial justice activist and former executive director of South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT), joins us to discuss her new book, We Too Sing America: South Asian, Arab, Muslim, and Sikh Immigrants Shape Our Multiracial Future. She sheds light on the attacks that have targeted South Asian immigrants in the U.S. since 9/11, and explores the complexity of immigrant communities throughout the country.

Cleo Smith just celebrated his 50th anniversary at work – one heavy with memories. During his first year as a city employee, he and 1,300 other black sanitation workers walked off the job. They wanted fair pay, safe working conditions, and the respect they believed was due grown men.

They're disproportionately harmed by fossil fuels, and they need the jobs this growing industry provides. Some states are showing the way.

The five cities that make up Racial Equity Here are doing game-changing work to advance racial equity. At this midway point, we look at some emerging insights from their work.

All Marin County employees will be required to attend eight hours of “cultural intelligence” training this year as part of the county’s racial equity action plan, which county supervisors approved at the end of April. “We’re bringing this racial equity plan to you because there is an acknowledgement that racial inequity has been baked into government structure,” county Assistant Administrator Angela Nicholson told supervisors when she presented the plan for their approval.

The latest post on Living Cities' Equipt to Innovate framework addresses racial inequities and how the Minneapolis-St. Paul region, specifically, is embracing new approaches to tackle the problem.

Mayor Greg Fischer today announced the appointment of two new key officials with the aim of improving the city’s resilience and improving racial equity.

We have reached a tipping point in our society where a critical mass of people is demanding a new social contract. Alongside this wave, our clients and partners have been expanding their focus of attention from their own organizations and single-issue coalitions to movement networks oriented around a shared vision and aligned action. Leaders are committing to nurturing movements over the long term and forging values-based relationships across issue areas, sectors, and generations.

Community leaders and government officials from across the state are beginning to build the strategies for better racial equity in Iowa. At a conference at the Iowa City Sheraton on Friday, the Center for Social Inclusion shared ways to work together during "Advancing Racial Equity: The Role of Government - Iowa."