African Americans

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Securing Trust in People and Place

Nonprofits seeking to improve communities face the hard work of building trust. Success requires prioritizing the people you work with and proceeding patiently.

A Theory of Football Activism

By Daniela Blei

Employees are more likely to use their employers to engage in activism when the potential for garnering attention is high and the risk low.

Transformative Philanthropy for Racial Justice

By Crystal Hayling

We created the Democracy Frontlines Fund to enable experienced anti-racist organizers to do their crucial work. They taught us how to do philanthropy better.

The Racism of the ‘Hard-to-Find’ Qualified Black Candidate Trope

By Autumn McDonald 12

Stereotypes and racial bias in hiring and promotion are damaging at personal, career, and organizational levels.

Equity Is Fundamental to Implementation Science

By Audrey Loper, Beadsie Woo & Allison Metz

Implementation science has not advanced equitable outcomes routinely, explicitly, or intentionally. Here’s how it can.

Trust the People

By Blake Strode & Amy Morris

Centering equity in funding relationships requires trust. It also takes time, resources, and a willingness to shift power to the people closest to the problem.

Black children experience racial discrimination in academic environments that actively deplete their self-worth. By accessing the cultural knowledge of Black parents, Village of Wisdom co-designed a liberatory approach to education.

Community-Driven Health Solutions on Chicago’s South Side

By Justin D. Smith, Paris Davis & Abel N. Kho

To reduce mortality for people experiencing cardiovascular health disparities, new innovations in health care must be implemented with strategic partnerships that involve trusted organizations and community members.