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Funding provided by Truist Foundation’s ‘Where It Starts,’ the grants aim to revitalize commercial corridors in Atlanta, Charlotte, Miami, Memphis and Nashville. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Aug.
Host Justin Charles explores how catalytic capital is shifting power in finance through the work of the Inclusive Capital Council (ICC). Featuring Daniel Nissenbaum of the Low Income Investment Fund ...
This piece was written by Sarah Carter. America is in crisis, and it cannot all be pinned on an oligarchic administration determined to create chaos. With their votes, just over half of the electorate ...
Episode Summary This episode explores the origin and impact of Living Cities’ Closing the Gaps Network—a bold, national initiative helping cities tackle deep-rooted wealth and income disparities. Born ...
The Where It Starts: Breaking Barriers to Business (B3) initiative, supported by Truist Foundation, is a transformative effort led by Main Street America and Living Cities, aimed at bridging critical ...
Although a majority of the household population is composed of Black households, vast disparities exist between these households and their white counterparts. Black households in Memphis have ...
In 2020, Living Cities launched the “Closing the Gaps” Network, paired with a cohort of cities participating in a “Year of Reckoning” initiative. This foundational year brought together leadership in ...
Beyond 5 is a Business Survivability Study for New Majority Entrepreneurs produced by 1863 Ventures with funding from Living Cities, Surdna Foundation, Wells Fargo, M&T Bank, Capital One and ...
People of color are reported to be on track to become the country’s new majority by 2045. Knowing this, government leaders, private investors and philanthropic funders need to have a more… ...
In 2012, Julie Lein and Clara Brenner started Tumml, an urban ventures accelerator with a mission to empower entrepreneurs to solve urban problems.
JK:We’re celebrating your new role as President of Youthprise! Can you tell us a bit about Youthprise? MP: I’ll start by sharing Youthprise’s mission, which is to increase equity with and for ...
Kim Folsom knows what it means to be a Black woman entrepreneur. Even after founding and running seven successful businesses, she still feels “like a square peg in a round hole,” she says. Yet Folsom ...