Laws and programs designed to benefit vulnerable groups, such as the disabled or people of color, often end up benefiting all of society.
The saga of Amazon.com Inc.’s search for a home for its second headquarters continues. The online retail giant recently announced that it has narrowed the field down to 20 cities. I’m happy to see that Raleigh, North Carolina, my own top pick, made the list.
When will California make it a priority to protect our children from the toxic lead contamination in many schools’ water? From the looks of Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposed budget, this threat to students’ health and academic potential remains dangerously underfunded.
This year’s Golden Globes were the best kind of anomaly, as women artists and activists took it over with #TimesUp, signaling an end to silence and inaction on sexual harassment and abuse.
Nonprofit leaders can’t continue to do the same things and expect different results in their work to help move the United States toward greater equity.
The advertisement called it “the largest hiring event ever in the region focused on young men of color.”
My reaction: Oh, really?
Because I’ve become increasingly skeptical of community-based organizations claiming to help the underrepresented after reporting on another nonprofit that needed to get bailed out because of mismanagement. So I decided to follow up on the claim by the Bay Area Young Men of Color Employment Partnership.
Unfortunately some African Americans have said this or perhaps they thought it and didn’t say it; either way the results are the same. Why do black people need urban agriculture yo? Is it relevant? Is it practical? Why should black people be immensely involved in the currently explosion of urban agriculture going on throughout the country? I want to take a couple minutes to give my brief opinionated but informed take on why I think urban agriculture should be important to people of African descent in American cities.
Middle America is an engine of innovation. Low-income communities are investable. Immigrants are assets, not liabilities. Inclusive prosperity is a pro-growth strategy. In cities and towns across the U.S. and around the world, business and civic leaders are building local ecosystems to help residents thrive in the global economy. We call them The New Revivalists.