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“To Live and Thrive” in Massachusetts: Native American Perspectives on Wealth
AUTHOR: J. Cedric Woods, Allison B. Taylor, and Phillip…
YEAR: 2025
DESCRIPTION:
The racial wealth gap has gained significant attention recently, in both national and regional discussions, owing to the accumulating data that shi
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Sounding the Alarm: Nonprofits on the Frontlines of a Polarized Political Climate
AUTHOR: Building Movement Project
YEAR: 2024
DESCRIPTION:
Nonprofits are facing a range of unique threats and challenges in today’s political climate.
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Empty Desks: The Growing Mismatch Between City and School Demographics in Boston
AUTHOR: Peter Ciurczak
YEAR: 2024
DESCRIPTION:
As we mark the 50th anniversary of busing-based school desegregation efforts in Boston, there’s been renewed discussion about the significance of i
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Reckoning with Sustainability: Black Leaders Reflect on 2020, the Funding Cliff, and Organizing Infrastructure
YEAR: 2024
DESCRIPTION:
The latest report in the Movement Infrastructure series, Reckoning with Sustainability: Black Leaders Reflect on 2020, the Funding Cliff, and Organ
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Introducing the Race, Research & Policy Portal
YEAR: 2023
DESCRIPTION:
The Race, Research & Policy Portal (RRAPP) is a free online resource for antiracism.
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Brazilians in the U.S. and Massachusetts: A Demographic and Economic Profile
YEAR: 2023
DESCRIPTION:
Brazilians have a significant and growing presence in the United States.
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The PolicyLink Housing Justice Narrative Toolkit
AUTHOR: Housing Justice Narrative Intitative
YEAR: 2023
DESCRIPTION:
The Housing Justice Narrative Toolkit offers a scaffolding for us to stay centered in the future we are reimagining.
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The PolicyLink Housing Justice Narrative Toolkit
AUTHOR: Housing Justice Narrative Intitative
YEAR: 2023
DESCRIPTION:
The Housing Justice Narrative Toolkit offers a scaffolding for us to stay centered in the future we are reimagining.
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How racial bias in appraisals affects the devaluation of homes in majority-Black neighborhoods
AUTHOR: Jonathan Rothwell and Andre M. Perry
YEAR: 2022
DESCRIPTION:
Previous Brookings research found that homes are undervalued in majority-Black neighborhoods, yet could not identify why.
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Massachusetts Municipal DEI Coalition's DEI Guide
AUTHOR: Massachusetts Municipal DEI Coalition
YEAR: 2022
DESCRIPTION:
Since the summer of 2020, many municipal governments have created or strengthened diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts.
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Centering Equity through Flexible, Reliable Funding
AUTHOR: Grantmakers for Effective Organizations
YEAR: 2022
DESCRIPTION:
Grantmakers for Effective Organizations is a community of funders committed to transforming philanthropic culture and practice by connecting member
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Representation in the Housing Process: Best Practices for Improving Racial Equity
AUTHOR: Katherine Levine Einstein and Maxwell Palmer
YEAR: 2022
DESCRIPTION:
The political process required to build housing in many communities obstructs the construction of all types of housing–affordable and market-rate.
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Avoiding the Glass Cliff
AUTHOR: Building Movement Project
YEAR: 2022
DESCRIPTION:
Too many boards and organizations have not done the work of building an organizational culture that centers racial equity prior to hiring a new lea
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Choosing Integration: A Discussion Paper and Policy Primer
AUTHOR: MassINC
YEAR: 2022
DESCRIPTION:
Massachusetts public schools are highly segregated by race, ethnicity, and income. This condition is largely a choice.
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Trading Glass Ceilings for Glass Cliffs
AUTHOR: Building Movement Project
YEAR: 2021
DESCRIPTION:
The Building Movement Project’s Race to Lead series has investigated the challenges faced by people of
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Latinos in Massachusetts
AUTHOR: Gaston Institute
YEAR: 2021
DESCRIPTION:
The Gastón Institute’s 2021 Latinos in Massachusetts series of reports focuses on the cities in the state with large Latino populations and that we
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Building AAPI Power: A Profile of AAPI Communities in Greater Boston
AUTHOR: Boston Indicators
YEAR: 2021
DESCRIPTION:
One day after the historic election of Michelle Wu as Boston’s first Asian American Mayor, Boston Indicators is excited to release Building AAPI Po
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Shifting the Narrative
AUTHOR: The Opportunity Agenda, Amplifier
YEAR: 2021
DESCRIPTION:
Advocates have long understood the centrality of storytelling to building power, as well as winning both short term victories and long-term systemi
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We Can Thrive Together: Visioning Economic Justice for All - Art & Discussion Guide
AUTHOR: The Opportunity Agenda and Amplifier
YEAR: 2021
DESCRIPTION:
We believe that ending poverty is within our reach, and that we have both the power and responsibility to do so.
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FAKEQUITY in Hiring Processes
AUTHOR: Fakequity
YEAR: 2021
DESCRIPTION:
Blog post exploring different aspects of Fakequity (fake equity) in hiring processes.
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Misdirected Housing Supports: Why the Mortgage Interest Deduction Unjustly Subsidizes High-Income Households and Expands Racial Disparities
AUTHOR: Brandeis University’s Heller School for Social Policy…
YEAR: 2021
DESCRIPTION:
The report examines who is likeliest to benefit from the $25 billion annual tax expenditure on the mortgage interest deduction embedded in the tax
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The Color of the Capital Gap
AUTHOR: Boston Indicators
YEAR: 2021
DESCRIPTION:
In The Color of the Capital Gap, produced by Boston Indicators, the Economic Inclusion Strategy team at the Boston Foundation and in partnership wi
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Reimagining Fiscal Sponsorship in Service of Equity Report
AUTHOR: TSNE MissionWorks
YEAR: 2021
DESCRIPTION:
What barriers do BIPOC-led grassroots groups encounter in attempting to access equitable holistic, responsive, and culturally aligned fiscal sponso
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Our Homes, Our Communities: How Housing Acquisition Strategies Can Create Affordable Housing, Stabilize Neighborhoods, and Prevent Displacement
AUTHOR: James A. Crowder Jr., Chris Schildt, Rick Jacobus…
YEAR: 2021
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This report details strategies that cities can lead to creating equitable housing outcomes for residents by moving privately owned rental housing i
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