Racial equity is a state that is possible only when one’s racial identity is no longer responsible for their future or their opportunities. It is one part racial justice, one part cultural empathy, and one part education. It seeks to...
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Key Skills to Move Towards Racial Equity: Strengthening Curiosity
Watch our President, Natasha A. Harrison, as she discusses the Key Skills to Move Toward Racial Equity. In this vlog, you will learn about the following four key skills: 1. Noticing: feeling when something doesn’t feel right or aligned with...
How CBV Cooperative Supports Entrepreneurs and Boosts Racial Equity
At CommunityBuild Ventures, we pride ourselves on being a solution-based firm that’s committed to eliminating racial disparities. One of our favorite ways to do this is by partnering with organizations and entrepreneurs in our communities to help them recognize and...
Shift the Power. Free the Money. Lessons in Community-led Grantmaking. Part II
Shift the Power. Free the Money. is a 4-part series to understand and embrace community-led grantmaking. Shift the Power.Free the Money. is a reflection on how to effectively shift power and center the voice and experience of Black people especially...
Are Black Women Leaving Their Jobs to Escape Systematized Racism?
The latest results of a survey conducted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics have many business and community leaders taking a deeper look into an apparent and disturbing truth: Black women are leaving the workforce at an alarming rate. Take...
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...
