Communities of Color Content Topic Results

This document is an illustration describing the violence that may happen throughout the lives of Asian and Pacific Islander women during the life stages of infancy, childhood, adolescence, young adulthood, adulthood and later life.

Since March, the COVID-19 pandemic has illuminated the stark racial, gender, and socioeconomic health inequalities that have always existed in the U.S. This report makes seven policy recommendations for addressing the socio-economic effects of COVID-19 on survivors of domestic and sexual violence.

This Black History Month and always, we learn from the past and honor the legacy of the ancestors. This Technical Assistance (TA) Bundle includes reflections, calls to action, and recommendations for nurturing the well-being of Black advocates and creating supportive, equitable work environments that emphasize accountability and anti-racist practices.

The document describes the discriminatory practices of predatory lending and their impact on African Americans and Latinos in particular. Analysis is offered as to the effects of predatory lending on the already disproportionate wealth gap between African Americans and whites and Latinos and whites. Mortgage lending, auto lending, and payday lending are all concisely reviewed. Advocates may find this document helpful as a primer and tool for prioritizing and acting on issues that affect affordable housing.

This fact sheet from Esperanza United outlines the scope and risk and protective factors of elder abuse in Latin@ communities.

Cada hombre puede ser fuerte sin ser violento es una campa–a de educaci—n pœblica para promover la participaci—n de los hombres latinos en la prevenci—n de la violencia domestica. El 8 de Julio del 2013, Enlace Comunitario lanz— anuncios en la radio de servicio pœblico, pancartas y p—sters para aumentar la participaci—n de los hombres latinos en el trabajo de prevenir la violencia domestica. Afiche en espa–ol.

This essay reviews the activism of African-American women in the abortion rights movement, highlighting the past fifty years.

This page contains information and suggestions to make domestic violence services more accessible for immigrant women.

This article highlights a culturally-based organizational structure developed from the perspective of culturally specific organizations. Additionally, the article explores cultural foundations for leadership development, management/administration, governance and organizational accountability using a lens that integrates cultural realities and considerations.

This toolkit is intended to help integrate gender analysis into conversations about state violence and the prison industrial complex, uncover the impacts of state violence on women of color and trans people of color, and challenge society’s primary reliance on law enforcement agents for protection from domestic, sexual, homophobic, and transphobic violence.

This guide contains information about the rights of immigrants and what to do when encountering immigration agents, the police or FBI in different places.

This groundbreaking study by the Georgetown Law Center on Poverty and Inequality provides data showing that adults view Black girls as less innocent and more adult-like than their white peers, especially in the age range of 5-14. This report represents a key step in addressing the disparate treatment of Black girls in public systems.