Banks can leverage their existing infrastructure to boost equity
The wealth gap is not an outcome based on the failures of an individual or their community but rather of 400 years of systemic exclusion.
The wealth gap is not an outcome based on the failures of an individual or their community but rather of 400 years of systemic exclusion.
“Millennials are more interested in not only working for a place that has a ping-pong table, but working for a place that has a set of values.”
"Today more than ever...Americans are loudly asking, how do we create a more fair, equitable union?"
“We're an exceptional state. We're a wealthy state. Our numbers should look better than they do.”
"'Sankofa.' It's a West African saying...It means 'Go back and get it,' take what is needed from history in order to move forward successfully."
"Without centering the value of Black contributions to our economy, economic equity in our country will be nothing more than a good intention."
A panel of Black mayors spoke at an MIT Sloan online panel focused on how leaders can help create inclusive innovation economies.
“There is a generational shift in America toward increasing justice and collective responsibility."
#94. [Lecturer] Malia Lazu...was brought to the MIT Sloan School to help make Boston's innovation-economy community more inclusive.
...thus far, corporate America has done a lot of talking about social justice. The next step is to take some action.