Economic & Social Inequality

The Problem: Racial disparities in student test scores have narrowed since the 1970s, but the average Black American still scores below 75 percent of the average white American on almost every standardized test, according to the Brookings Institution. As education has been shown to increase an individual’s income, job stability,… Read More

The Problem: In the United States and globally, income is inversely correlated with carbon footprint, yet low-income communities and communities of color are disproportionately burdened by the health and economic impacts of those carbon emissions, including impacts of climate change. In Nashville, low-income families are disproportionately burdened by poor access… Read More

The Problem: The global prevalence of childhood obesity has risen significantly in the last two decades. Childhood obesity has serious and long-lasting impacts on child and subsequent health through co-morbidities such as diabetes, heart disease, kidney disease, and hypertension. Family food insecurity, and child overweight and obesity, are significantly correlated… Read More