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Actualizing Internet for All: Exploring Federal Solutions to the Digital Divide
Today, despite the growing importance of reliable high-speed internet access, or “broadband,” a substantial number of communities across the nation—namely low-income, elderly, urban, rural, and tribal communities—do not have adequate access to the internet. In fact, as of 2021, more than 42 million Americans did not have the ability to purchase broadband internet.
Voting Rights on Trial: The Future of Redistricting and Representation in the U.S.
This policy brief assesses the current voting rights landscape and provides a contextual overview of the events that have led to the current voting rights crisis and the consequences for Black Americans.
Deconstructing Misconceptions: Understanding Critical Race Theory
This report explores the debate over Critical Race Theory (CRT) happening across the country by revealing and disputing misconceptions.
Decriminalizing School Misbehavior: Alternatives to School Referrals and Arrests
Like suspensions and expulsions, the harmful impact of student referrals and arrests cannot be overstated. This report examines the progress made in recent years and recommends school discipline policies that support students at school, improve public safety, and reduce systemic disparities.
Federal Legislative Solutions to Curb Qualified Immunity for School Resource Officers & Other School Officials
This report examines the inconsistent application of qualified immunity doctrine in courts around the country and how it impacts Black children — often leaving them vulnerable to having their constitutional rights violated in schools without recourse.
The Clean Slate Act: A Pathway to Criminal Justice Reform
This brief looks at The Clean Slate Act, a federal bipartisan bill, and how it can provide a second chance to Americans with low-level and nonviolent federal convictions.
The Power of Rest: Examining the Racial Disparities of Sleep & its Connections to Black Health Outcomes
Sleep plays a critical role in helping our bodies recover from the day and prepare for the next. This publication explores the systemic barriers impacting Black sleep health and how policymakers can help.
NREI Fact Sheet: Inflation Reduction Act & Black America
This fact sheet outlines the impact of the Inflation Reduction Act and how it addresses the climate, health, and economic challenges disproportionately impacting the Black community.
NREI Research Op-Ed: HBCUs Should Receive More than 1% of Federal Research Funding
This research op-ed explores the importance of federal research dollars, disparities in federal research funding, implications of HBCU federal research funding gap, and provides suggestions on how policy can help to support the research activities and personnel at HBCUs.
The Black Dollar Part 2: Cooperative Economics
This report explores how Black communities have collaborated to sustain themselves and their economies throughout histories. Despite generations of forced migration and intentional disruption of community building, the African diaspora in the United States facilitated cooperative systems to supply community needs and improve their outcomes.