August 16, 2021
The Othering & Belonging Institute Summer Fellowship is a paid research experience for individuals seeking to develop their research skills by engaging with the Institute’s multidisciplinary research, analysis, policy, and strategic narrative work. The purpose of the fellowship is to build the capacity and network of the next generation of researchers and community leaders who are committed to social and racial justice by providing mentorship and hands-on experience with social science research. In addition to working directly with their staff (more...)
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February 19, 2021
Race Forward brings systemic analysis and an innovative approach to complex race issues to help people take effective action toward racial equity. They are also the home of the Government Alliance on Racial Equity (GARE) and the daily news site, Colorlines.
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February 19, 2021
To grow a powerful resident and community organizing base to change policies and challenge systems of oppression, EBHO believes that residents who have been historically left out of decision-making processes should be at the forefront. In line with a transformative organizing practice, we dive into systems change, presenting a critique of our economic system and its impact on housing. We advocate for collective change and personal transformation by learning about where we’ve been and why. Each session demands an exploration (more...)
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February 19, 2021
Decolonizing Wealth is a provocative analysis of the dysfunctional colonial dynamics at play in philanthropy and finance. Though it seems counterintuitive, the philanthropic industry has evolved to mirror colonial structures and reproduces hierarchy, ultimately doing more harm than good. After 14 years in philanthropy, Edgar Villanueva has seen past the field’s glamorous, altruistic fa�ade, and into its shadows: the old boy networks, the savior complexes, and the internalized oppression among the “house slaves,” and those select few people of color (more...)
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February 19, 2021
Race for Profit uncovers how exploitative real estate practices continued well after housing discrimination was banned. The same racist structures and individuals remained intact after redlining’s end, and close relationships between regulators and the industry created incentives to ignore improprieties. Meanwhile, new policies meant to encourage low-income homeownership created new methods to exploit Black homeowners. The federal government guaranteed urban mortgages in an attempt to overcome resistance to lending to Black buyers � as if unprofitability, rather than racism, was (more...)
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February 19, 2021
To scholars and social critics, the racial segregation of our neighborhoods has long been viewed as a manifestation of unscrupulous real estate agents, unethical mortgage lenders, and exclusionary covenants working outside the law. This is what is commonly known as �de facto segregation,� practices that were the outcome of private activity, not law or explicit public policy. Yet, as Rothstein breaks down in case after case, private activity could not have imposed segregation without explicit government policies (de jure segregation) (more...)
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February 19, 2021
Founded in 1991, Living Cities is a collaborative of the world’s largest foundations and financial institutions fostering transformational relationships across sectors to connect those who are willing to do the hard work of closing racial income and wealth gaps. They provide various resources to advance equity in organizations and close the racial wealth gap.
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February 19, 2021
An interdisciplinary engaged research institute at The Ohio State University established in May 2003. Works to connect individuals and communities with opportunities needed for thriving by educating the public, building the capacity of allied social justice organizations, and investing in efforts that support equity and inclusion through research, engagement, and communication.
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February 19, 2021
A comprehensive data resource to track, measure, and make the case for inclusive growth. The indicators section allows you to look at various indicators of racial equity by state, city, and region.
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February 19, 2021
PolicyLink is a national research and action institute advancing racial and economic equity by Lifting Up What Works in the arenas of an equitable economy, healthy communities of opportunity, and a just society.
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February 19, 2021
This article presents an invitation and roadmap to help companies understand and address the intended and unintended consequences of all their products, policies, and practices on people of color, and by extension, our economy and democracy. The blueprint provides actions in three key domains: 1) inside the company, 2) within the communities where the companies are headquartered and conduct business, and 3) at the broader societal level.
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February 19, 2021
A presentation of UC Berkeley’s Othering & Belong Institute’s research regarding racial residential segregation in the Bay Area and policy implications for addressing these challenges. Presented by UC Berkeley’s Othering & Belonging Institute. (Run time 54:57)
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