Albuquerque and Tulsa Selected for the Opportunity Accelerator to Drive Economic Mobility and Advance Racial Equity
Join Nationwide Effort to Work With Place-Based Partnerships and Residents to Make Equitable Population-Level Progress on Improving Life Outcomes WASHINGTON, DC – […]
The Haywood Burns Institute Issues Statement on Los Angeles County’s New Department of Youth Development
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – July 1st marked another important milestone in Los Angeles County’s effort to mitigate generations of systemic racial and […]
From Harm Reduction to Structural Well-Being: Understanding the Limits of Reform
Moving from Harm Reduction to Transformation Through a Community-Driven Holistic Approach For over 25 years, the W. Haywood Burns Institute (BI) has […]
From Harm Reduction to Structural Well-Being: Understanding the Limits of Reform
Moving from Harm Reduction to Transformation Through a Community-Driven Holistic Approach For over 25 years, the W. Haywood Burns Institute (BI) has […]
The Haywood Burns Institute Applauds the Confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court
Ketanji Brown Jackson’s appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court is monumental because she is a Black woman who has exhibited compassion and […]
Updates on Los Angeles County Reimagining its Youth Justice System
In 2019, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors assembled a group of local youth leaders and advocates, judges, prosecutors, public defenders […]
Dear Mississippi, What’s In a Flag?
Dear Mississippi, What’s In A Flag? “I see you’re from Vicksburg. So, tell me, what is it like to grow up in […]
Raising up ALL voices – We must flatten the curve behind the wall, too!
Let’s Stop Potential and Unintended Death Sentences As the Coronavirus or COVID-19 as it has now been designated, makes its way to […]
Hunter-Judges: Refining their Craft for Over 400 Years
Hunter-Judges: Refining their Craft for Over 400 Years May 2020 – The Year of Unrest As I have been observing my sons […]
Yes America! This is the Policing you Built. Now What?
There has been a significant amount of brilliant commentary and analysis about the latest series of incidents rooted in institutional racism and state […]
Pandemic Justice
Last year, before social distancing was a thing, I participated in a meeting where a justice stakeholder passionately explained to me why […]
Let’s Stop Potential and Unintended Death Sentences
As the Coronavirus or COVID-19 as it has now been designated, makes its way to the western world, it has infected 214,915 (and […]