Human centered alternatives to predatory loans support workers and families
In Texas, where payday loan interest rates are the highest in the country, the Rio Grande Valley Multibank (RGVMB) created a safe and ...
Leadership
New Orleans’ roadmap to equity
The Data Center just this month released the first in a series of academic briefs on systemic inequity in New Orleans. These papers, ...
Racial Equity
Toward a more equitable future: Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation
Communities around the country are addressing the historic and contemporary effects of racism, while bringing about transformational and sustainable change.
Racial Equity
Investing in change: Racial equity in financial services
Bold leaders are recognizing the business and social imperatives for transforming their companies to be more racially equitable, diverse and inclusive. The W.K. ...
Racial Equity
Doing evaluation in service of racial equity
Doing Evaluation in Service of Racial Equity is a three-part series of practice guides that show how to incorporate racial equity as a ...
From the ground up: Deepening economic inclusion strategies in the South
The National League of Cities launched the Southern Cities Economic Inclusion (SCEI) initiative to support cities in building their capacity to implement economic ...
Racial Equity
Announcing the 10 global finalists for Racial Equity 2030
“We have been heartened by the global nature of the response to the challenge, with ideas from nearly every part of the planet. ...
Racial Equity
Supporting entrepreneurs of color boosts racial equity
The pandemic has hit Michigan’s small businesses hard. Nearly a quarter of small and medium businesses have closed since February of 2020, and ...
Health
NATAL podcast series gives voice to Black birthing experiences
Illustration courtesy of NATAL and original artwork by Brittany Harris. Listen Now It’s no secret that infant and maternal mortality rates among Black ...
Education
Removing bias from early childhood education environments
Overwhelming evidence shows that access to quality early childhood education sets children up for success throughout the rest of their lives. However, implicit ...
