Author: The Opportunity Agenda

Rights at Home

Posted by The Opportunity Agenda | Apr 6, 2010 |

Mossville, Louisiana is an historic African American community in the southwest part of the state. Like too many similar communities around the country, it is surrounded by 14 industrial facilities that release millions of...

Women Hold Up Half the Sky

Posted by The Opportunity Agenda | Mar 12, 2010 |

In light of International Women’s Day and the 54th United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, on Tuesday, March 9th, the Urban Agenda’s Human Rights Project, The National Council on Research for Women and the...

Thursday Immigration Blog Roundup

Posted by The Opportunity Agenda | Mar 11, 2010 |

This week’s Immigration Blog Roundup will cover state and federal updates, new research, and more… A bill authored by Republican Sen. Kathy Campbell proposes providing prenatal care for all pregnant, low-income women...

Framing and Reality TV

Posted by The Opportunity Agenda | Mar 10, 2010 |

In her blog today, Arianna Huffington asks if CBS’s new reality offering, Undercover Boss, is the most subversive show on television. It’s a provocative question, as most of us would like to think that a reality...

International Women’s Day is a Day for Action

Posted by The Opportunity Agenda | Mar 9, 2010 |

President Obama and the First Lady recognized International Women’s Day earlier this week with a moving and sometimes funny ceremony in the East Room. The President said that “the story of America’s women, like...