"Healthcare is complicated. It's even more complicated and intimidating if you are Black, brown, indigenous, an immigrant, or LGBTQ+... We're in a space right now where racism is being recognized on a broader scale. And when we think about the future of health and an equitable health care system, it must be reimagined with those most impacted at the forefront." - Ivelyse Andino (Founder at Radical Health)

"More than 37.2 million United States residents, 2.2 million New York State residents, and 1.1 million New York City residents, are food insecure. While New York City residents make up half (50 percent) of all food insecure people living in New York State." - Food Bank for NYC

Last year, Frank Edwards, Hedwig Lee, and Michael Esposito published an article in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences where they found that 1 in 1,000 Black men and boys can be expected to be killed by police at some point in their lifetime; that Black males are 2.5 times more likely to be killed by police than white males; and that dying at the hands of law enforcement is a leading cause of death among young Black men." - Brookings Institute

"According to data from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), about 263 million children, adolescents and youth worldwide (or one in every five) are out school – a figure that has barely changed over the past five years." - United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization

"Climate affects nearly every aspect of our lives, from our food sources to our transport infrastructure, from what clothes we wear, to where we go on holiday. It has a huge effect on our livelihoods, our health, and our future... It’s important that we understand how the climate is changing, so that we can prepare for the future."  - National Centre for Atmospheric Science

"Like many who are now incarcerated, I was the victim of a miscarriage of justice. I got lucky, but because of dysfunctional, discriminatory rules, most don’t." - Meek Mill (Co-Chair of REFORM)