A proud former student. Emory University #gapolitics

*banging pots and pans* IF THERE WERE NO POWER IN VOTING, THEY WOULDN'T TRY SO HARD TO KEEP PEOPLE FROM VOTING. NO ONE OPTS OUT OF THE SYSTEM BY NOT VOTING. THE SYSTEM STILL PROFITS FROM YOUR LABOR & YOUR TAX DOLLARS EVEN WHEN YOU HAVE NO VOTE. THANKS FOR COMING TO MY TED TALK.

This fall we hosted community college officials at the Urban Institute to learn directly from the individuals training today's dynamic workforce. Here's how they are making sure their students get employed: urbn.is/361vxYe

We’re seeing a recent uptick in activity spreading false info about widespread voter fraud. Again, the data on this is clear and conclusive - voter fraud is extremely rare, accounting for maybe dozens of votes out of hundreds of millions.

Based on the most current data from the U.S. Census Bureau, Madeline Brown & Rob Santos find Latinx communities in Texas are at risk of losing political representation & economic opportunity because of an unprecedentedly large #2020Census undercount: urbn.is/2GAcmh6

If you got a stimulus check today and want to redistribute, what better way than by supporting orgs like AdvancingJusticeATL who are protecting & advocating for #AAPI people in Atlanta & the US secure.donationpay.org/aajc/ #EndWhiteSupremacy #EndAsianHate

So much work went into this in a time when hours and energy were hard to come by--proud to be part of this effort and excited for the future. Congrats to Brookings United as well!

Demographic estimates from Urban Institute and Texas Demographic Center suggest Texas should have gained up to 6 seats today, instead of the 2 apportioned. This mismatch hurts Latinx representation most. For more on why, here's our piece from October: urban.org/urban-wire/202…

.Mary Cunningham: "We are missing an enormous opportunity... We have $47 billion—$47 billion—in housing assistance. It is stunning to me that with these unprecedented resources we are going to have even one added eviction for the poor." (via Glenn Thrush) urbn.is/3fcsvIq

How can local leaders center racial equity & inclusion in economic recovery? 1. Address policies & programs with harmful impacts. (via Madeline Brown, Julia Payne) urbn.is/3C81sq6

Local stakeholders asked us for guidance on centering racial equity & inclusion in recovery policymaking. My Urban Institute colleagues and I created this framework complete with examples from jurisdictions around the US to help: urban.org/research/publi…

🚨 Data Tool Alert 🚨 Today we released v2.0 of the Spatial Equity Data Tool, to quickly measure disparities in your city, county, state, AND national geographic data! apps-staging.urban.org/features/equit…

Poverty and racial inequities in wealth will persist unless we reframe our idea of the safety net to include both income and wealth.