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"One of the most dangerous threats to equity is the idea that inequality doesn't exist, or it's been eradicated. We're at a watershed moment as a country, where we're seeing all of the inequities that have existed in the country magnified by COVID and the racial uprising of the spring and summer. We're seeing Black people are disproportionately dying from COVID, and Hispanics are testing positive at disproportionately high rates. This calls into question issues of not only he

Numbers tell us that 1 in 54 people in the world have autism, a rate that has steadily grown over the past 20 years due to increased awareness and rates of diagnosis¹. As a mother of a child with autism, the facts about autism have always been readily available to me. I’ve had discussions with people about the statistics, the signs to look for, and the steps to follow. But it’s harder to talk about what lies beneath: the fear. The worry. The pain. The uncertainty. The bias. I

"The law was never built, created, or properly amended with the dictionary definition of justice in mind."

I have stayed quiet when I could’ve spoken up. I’ve often confused incompetence for ignorance.

The excerpt below was contributed by Amy C. We're in a reckoning right now. Truly, paths are intersecting in ways we can no longer avoid or ignore. In order to be safe and have peace, everyone needs access to these resources that allow us to be healthy, active, creative, and heard. To be a human in this country, in this world, we have to be decent. We'll make mistakes, we'll get it wrong, but we have to try. I encourage everyone to start small. Reading, watching, listening to

#TheCoalitionSpeaks is an initiative that gives a voice for people to talk about how they process, experience, or deal with various forms of #inequality. These stories are the subjective experiences of our supporters and expose a variety of emotions that accompany the experiences surrounding issues of inequality. The excerpt below was contributed by Jill P. "I’ve never woken up to start my day, and felt fear about my well-being and safety out in the world. I have never feared