CommunityBuild Ventures is thrilled to announce their newest partnership with BMEsTalk as they power the launch of two new learning opportunities, BMEsTalk Catalyst and Incubator. Education has always been a pillar of CBV and this endeavor is just another way...
CommunityBuild Ventures has made self-care one of its core pillars that we build upon. This was a conscious effort after recognizing that in order for racism to truly be a thing of the past, deep self healing techniques has to...
When we first began CommunityBuild Ventures, we spent a lot of time and energy when deciding what we wanted our mission to be and how we wanted to communicate this vision to the world. Words such as equity, equality, racial...
Take a look at any magazine in the grocery store checkout lane and you’re bound to find articles referencing “self care” and the importance of taking “me time” for anyone seeking happiness and a balanced life. While the theories behind...
We’re here with life-changing news for CommunityBuild Ventures! Satterberg Foundation Funds, trust-based support for non-profits who have provided over $90 million in grants since 1991, has extended their support to CommunityBuild Ventures. But what does this mean for CBV? How...
CommunityBuild Ventures often collaborates and partners with companies that help create center racial equity. CBV is thrilled to announce their partnership with BMEsTalk, who have made it their mission to create a safe, rich space for Black male educators to...
“..institutions commonly and unconsciously assume POC [People of Color] who are invited into the institution should not only be grateful but should also want to be like the white people who invited them.”
“Change culture and you change lives. You can also change the course of history...When strategy competes with culture, culture wins every time. This is one of the reasons why the most brilliant anti-white supremacy strategies in the world have failed to dislodge white-body supremacy from our culture...But we can never belong to a strategy. We can never belong to a movement, either, though we can be part of it. We can only belong to a culture.”
"There is a common misconception that equity and equality mean the same thing — and that they can be used interchangeably, especially when talking about education. But the truth is they do not — and cannot."
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