This week in Paris 198 countries met to discuss ways of better cooperating on cutting greenhouse gas emissions. The biggest polluters, namely the U.S., Europe, and China, pledged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but “climate injustice” remains a huge issue.…
Read MoreNew data from the NYC Department of Health shows how widespread mental health issues are among New Yorkers. One in five New Yorkers suffer from a mental health issue and at least 8% suffer from symptoms of depression. The department…
Read MoreInner city kids benefit immensely from exercise. The American Academy of Pediatrics recently studied high school females in New York and found that those who run and play sports are at lower risk of fighting and being in a gang.…
Read MoreThis Is What Equality Looks Like To Me – Photo Contest CUNY ISLG’s Equality Indicators team developed a framework for measuring equality in Economy, Education, Health, Housing, Justice, and Services. Equality, as we define it, is everyone having the same…
Read More1.7 million youth (ages 12-24) are homeless according to the National Incidence Studies of Missing, Abducted, Runaway, and Thrown-Away Children. Of this number, 20-40% are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender. A Williams Institute survey found LGBTQ youth comprise approximately 40% of…
Read MoreWatching football over the weekend, I was surprised to see Cadillac using openly-gay designer, Jason Wu, as the focus of their “Dare Greatly” campaign. But I was pleased. LGBT youth face so many challenges, it is a success story that…
Read MoreI have called NYC home for over 60 years. Living and working as a government official and City University of New York (CUNY) Sociology Professor in it, I never fail to find something new, remarkable, or strange about it every…
Read MoreOver 25,000 youth across the nation are “emancipated” or “aged out,” of foster care each year. Cast out into the world on their own without housing, financial assistance or emotional support, puts this group at high risk for: Homelessness (1…
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