Inequality

Community engagement is central to cities’ racial equity strategies. It's also where cities need a lot of support.

Narratives widely held by Americans perpetuate harmful beliefs about why inequities exist, and what we can or should do about them. Harmful narratives are important to tackle now more than ever, in p…

In the first of a three-part series from cohort members, New Orleans discusses its rich history of entrepreneurship among people of color, and the gaps and biases inherent in its entrepreneurial ecos…

Today we're launching a suite of resources based on the lessons of the Civic Tech and Data Collaborative, for other communities looking to harness the potential of this type of cross-sector collabora…

Amazon could leverage its new headquarters to promote inclusive growth. But if the company won't, then cities in the running should put equity at the center.

A longtime data intermediary in the Seattle area reflects on opportunities to partner with tech and leverage data for big-picture change.

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Living Cities staff members share reflections on the power and relevance of his messages today.

Five key elements that must be central to any efforts to build inclusive economies.

This #GoodReads series spotlights media and resources that help us better understand racial inequity and what we can do about it.

This #GoodReads series spotlights media and resources that help us better understand racial inequity and what we can do about it.

Persistent inequities in funding decisions disproportionately bar women and people of color from launching start-ups. But these entrepreneurs are key both for solving problems in their own communitie…

We have heard about the social determinants of health, but how do social indicators impact an ecosystem’s ability to provide economic security?

We know that owning a home creates wealth. And we know how to make homeownership a reality for millions more people. It's time to scale up what's working in order to close the staggering racial wealt…

The wealth-building tool of homeownership must be accessible to more people if we hope to increase the financial security of low-income families and close the staggering racial wealth gap.

Four lessons from our Racial Equity Here cohort on how to embed a racial equity lens in local government.

People of color face a host of unique hurdles to starting businesses. Targeted solutions across the country are ensuring that everyone can participate in the full extent of the promise of entrepreneu…