These are stories about the work and impact of NCRC members in their communities. What are the economic justice needs and solutions in your community? Submit your story ideas.
As the pandemic continues, the challenges small businesses and entrepreneurs face are heightened. Adjusting to a new normal proves to be most challenging for minority-owned businesses.
What do women entrepreneurs need in today’s business climate? Read More »
A dozen years after a gas and chemical leak ravaged their community, the residents of Eight Mile, Alabama, are still waiting for the federal government to take action against the companies responsible for it.
Health and wealth equity didn’t exist in the U.S. before COVID-19, and the pandemic only exacerbated racial, ethnic, gender and geographic disparities. To address these issues and provide a platform for collaborative work toward solutions, NCRC members and partners in North Carolina held a 3-day special online event Oct. 13-15, 2020: Invest in Health and Wealth: Stabilizing Underserved Communities While Fighting a Pandemic.
Health equity was a challenge before coronavirus Read More »
On Friday, September 18, 2020, NCRC and the city of Wilmington, Delaware, lost a champion for social justice and equality through the untimely death of Pastor Lottie Lee Davis of Be Ready Jesus is Coming Church.
In memoriam: Lottie Lee Davis Read More »
In this article, diversity, equity and inclusion consultants Stephen Graves and Alex Bethel share insights on how White healthcare professionals can move beyond White fragility and harness their racial privilege to create health equity.
White Accountability & Health Equity Read More »
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Charlottesville builds homes in partnership with low-income families, volunteers and members of the community, and sells them to those low-income families with affordable mortgages.
New Member Profile: Habitat for Humanity of Greater Charlottesville Read More »
National Findings Affirm Local Experiences Last week, a team of researchers from NCRC, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Public Health and University of Richmond Digital Scholarship Lab produced a report with maps and data from 142 cities that showed how historic discrimination in lending and investing in entire neighborhoods correlates with shorter life expectancy
NCRC launches publishing series on Segregation, Environment and Health Read More »
With Grandparents Day fast approaching this Sunday, September 13, is a time to honor the role grandparents play, as well as call attention to the adverse effects the current coronavirus pandemic poses to older adults.
Grandparents: A Renewed Role as Parents To Grandchildren Read More »
As COVID-19 disproportionately affects BIPOC and police violence perpetuates devastation to families and communities of color, local governments across the country are acknowledging racism as a public health crisis through public declarations.
Will local resolutions against racism make a difference? Read More »
Richard Rothstein outlines what’s necessary to reproach residential segregation in NCRC’s Just Economy Series.
A Just Economy requires a new Civil Rights movement Read More »
For 60 years Horizons, A Family Service Alliance has been dedicated to providing opportunities to improve the lives of individuals and families.
New Member Profile: Horizons, a Family Service Alliance Read More »
On July 8, the Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in favor of the Trump Administration’s rule to allow employers and universities to opt out based on religious and moral grounds of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) mandate to provide contraceptive care.
Limiting Contraceptive Coverage Threatens Women’s Economic Gains Read More »
LFA quickly recognized the adverse consequences of COVID-19 and determined that they would need to be a reliable source of information for small businesses and policymakers.
Member spotlight: Q&A with Local First Arizona’s Thomas Barr Read More »
CDFIs and MDIs, like HOPE, were able to utilize their strengths to cater to the financial needs of small businesses in distressed communities.
CDFIs and MDIs Continue to Cater to Small Businesses Despite PPP Barriers Read More »
For many universities and their students, COVID-19 created new problems and exacerbated existing vulnerabilities.
Amid Funding Threats and Coronavirus, Minority College Students Face Many Concerns Read More »
