In 1852, Frederick Douglass gave a speech that asked a question that reflected the discomfort between our country’s stated ...

In this episode of Live with Living Cities, host Justin Charles is joined by Madelaine Britt, Manager of Rochester’s Office of Financial Empowerment, and Santiago Carillo, Assistant Director of ...

I work in circles where we talk a lot about “people of color” (POC). We discuss what POC need to thrive economically, how to support POC with resources, and of course we interrogate how racism affects ...

When we launched the City Accelerator in 2015, our goal was to foster partnerships between philanthropy and local government to drive innovation in cities as a means to help tackle some of their most ...

Choose “Download this document” to download the citations and sources, with links to further reading. The experiment of America is over two centuries old. Throughout our history, systems were designed ...

This piece was written by Sarah Carter. America is in crisis, and it cannot all be pinned on an oligarchic administration determined to create chaos. With their votes, just over half of the electorate ...

This piece was developed with guidance and input from the Living Cities Narrative Change Working Group, a collective impact consortium composed of foundations, financial institutions and key partners ...

Homeownership has been a primary wealth-building opportunity in the U.S., and can impact a family’s economic outcomes across generations. Living Cities partnered with the Urban Institute to provide ...

Racial segregation in the United States leaves children of different races and ethnicities separated into neighborhoods with widely unequal resources and opportunities. In order to achieve racial ...

MLK’s efforts and legacy is common knowledge. One of the greatest ways to appreciate his work is to “keep the dream alive.” Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a truth speaker, a constant organizer, ...

When traditional finance falls short, where can changemakers turn? Host Justin Charles talks with Jim Casselberry of Known about how impact investing directs capital to overlooked communities and ...