Racism and the Economy: Focus on Entrepreneurship

The sixth installment of the Racism and the Economy event series focuses on the impact of racism on entrepreneurs of color. The session will examine solutions that challenge persistent disparities and explore the potential for entrepreneurship to serve as one pathway to transform economic outcomes for communities of color and the broader economy.

Racism and the Economy: Focus on Criminal Justice

The seventh Racism and the Economy event explores how overrepresentation of people of color and Indigenous people in the criminal legal system compromises the performance of the overall economy.

Racism and the Economy: Focus on Health

Virtual Event

People without good health or health care often struggle to fully participate in the economy. The eighth installment of our virtual event series examines how systemic racism impacts health and, ultimately, economic outcomes.

Racism and the Economy: Focus on the Wealth Divide

Virtual Event

The ninth installment of our virtual event series focuses on how racialized barriers to wealth accumulation deny families and communities long-term economic mobility and financial resiliency.

Racism and the Economy: Focus on Financial Services

Virtual Event

This is the 10th installment in our virtual event series, which examines the impact of structural racism on our economy and advances ideas to improve economic outcomes for all Americans. This session will examine structural racism in our financial services system and its impact on the economy. During this event, we will survey historical and present-day barriers to traditional financial services […]