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Race Us: Movement Toward Closing the Gaps
Living Cities’ 2016 Annual Report collects stories about our work to close racial opportunity gaps over the past year. The report includes content from our staff, city partners and people in our networks.
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Welcome to the Living Cities 2016 Annual Report!
Bending the Arc
Bending the Arc
A Letter from Living Cities’ CEO
Ben Hecht
Jul 7, 2017
Applying a Racial Equity and Inclusion Lens to Collective Impact
Applying a Racial Equity and Inclusion Lens to Collective Impact
Racial Equity as a Core Principle of the Collective Impact Approach
JaNay Queen
Jun 8, 2017
Working toward Racial Equity through the Integration Initiative
Working toward Racial Equity through the Integration Initiative
Closing Racial Gaps through Living Cities’ Signature Initiative
Living Cities
May 17, 2017
Living Cities is Voicing Race
Living Cities is Voicing Race
In 2017, Living Cities launched a new podcast called “Voicing Race,” as part of our Closing the Gaps work. The podcast focuses on how…
Shannon Jordy
Jul 7, 2017
Putting Racial Equity in New Year’s Resolutions
Putting Racial Equity in New Year’s Resolutions
In the first week of 2017, we put a call out to our members, partners and others on Twitter, asking for their racial equity and inclusion…
Shannon Jordy
Jul 7, 2017
Race-Informed: From Intent to Actions in Government
Race-Informed: From Intent to Actions in Government
When I became the chief administrator for the City of Minneapolis back in 2006, the first report I read was titled Mind the Gap…
Steven Bosacker
Jul 6, 2017
Racial Equity Here Is Creating Change
Racial Equity Here Is Creating Change
Accelerating Racial Equity in Cities: Emerging Insights
Living Cities
Jul 5, 2017
Racial Equity Here: A Historical Perspective
Racial Equity Here: A Historical Perspective
One of the hardest things about working on racial equity in American cities is the tension between urgency and deep structural…
Living Cities
Jul 7, 2017
Pay for Success: Living Cities’ Initial Screening Criteria
Pay for Success: Living Cities’ Initial Screening Criteria
This blog, originally published on LivingCities.org, outlines our initial criteria for investing in Pay for Success projects. A critical…
Living Cities
Jul 12, 2017
Philanthropy: We Need to Talk About Power
Philanthropy: We Need to Talk About Power
The global economy is dominated by inherited wealth. This is a fact of capitalism. It is a fact of capitalism that we — we, meaning…
Nadia Owusu
Jul 10, 2017
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