Racial inequities: Black Coloradans often face barriers in homeownership
“Think about the wealth that was created during (the ‘40s and ‘50s) that White families have been able to leverage generation after generation, either to send their kids to college, to be able to start a business, to writing a check for their loved ones to be able to...
How impact investments are helping build healthy communities
Source: ImpactAlpha As a relatively new impact investor, RWJF is working to deeply embed racial equity in how we do our work and the outcome we hope to see. Our Impact Investments team calls this our “3P” strategy: investing in diverse people, providing the field...
Meet Aisha T. Weeks, the new Managing Director for the Dearfield Fund for Black Wealth
Aisha T. Weeks has joined the Dearfield Fund for Black Wealth as Managing Director. Aisha will take the lead in growing the Dearfield Fund alongside our partners and building it into the nation’s premier platform for Black and African American homeownership and wealth...
‘I Don’t Want My Kids To Go Through This’: Colorado Program Helps Black Families Obtain Home Ownership
A history of discrimination in Colorado has prevented Black families from buying homes and passing down generational wealth. A new program hopes to close the racial wealth gap by helping Black home seekers achieve the dream of ownership.