As we fight for racial equity and building a more just society, the work becomes about ending systematic racism and supporting ways in which Black people can thrive. Because of the society we live in, monetary success is a necessary...
Category: RACIAL EQUITY
Communal Care In Black Communities And Black Philanthropy
When it comes to fighting the systemized oppression and centuries of racism that have kept our world broken, the burden often falls on Black communities. While fighting the systems that were designed to keep Black people down is vital, it’s...
Why Black August Is The Ideal Time To Teach About The 4 Levels Of Racism
As Black people across the US participate in Black August, it’s an ideal time to highlight the 4 levels of racism. A broader understanding of racism is required in order to raise awareness of the wider issues facing Black communities. ...
Black Wonder Woman is Most Certainly a Single Black Female!
As the world slowly yet steadily begins to emerge from this extended punishment we’ve been on for the past year and a half, I’ve been doing some deep thinking and soul searching. What is this “normal” everybody is talking about...
Do Then Learn Approach Does Not Work
CBV has continually observed organizational approaches in racial equity from a “do then learn approach” framework. This do then learn approach often furthers the tenants of white supremacy because it does not reckon with the reality of inequity to create...
From the Desk of the President and CEO
From the Desk of the President and CEO Here’s Why You Can’t Recruit or Retain Black People and What You Can Begin to Do About It “..institutions commonly and unconsciously assume POC [People of Color] who are invited into the...
