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What Would Equitable Real Estate Finance Look Like?
- July 28, 2021
- Posted by: Black Squirrel Collective
- Category: News/Media
No CommentsAt the report launch, Kevin Williams, a member of the Black Squirrel Collective in Philadelphia, spoke to the urgency of the work. “You see a lot of studies and research being done about the plight of minorities in America,” Williams observed. “But you don’t see any follow-up. Somebody writes a paper and says Black people are poor. Yeah, we know that. But has anyone done a follow-up to see what has been done to address that problem?… We need to continue to be vocal…and we have to continue to drive the point that equity has to occur.”
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This national collective addressing equity in capital launched ahead of Juneteenth. A Philly org is involved
- June 16, 2021
- Posted by: Black Squirrel Collective
- Category: News/Media
Inclusive Capital Collective convenes partners from across the country to take aim at systemic racism and build community wealth. Its first focus is real estate, with a case study from the newly formed Black Squirrel Collective.
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Philly businesses commit to increase diversity, invest in Black-owned suppliers
- April 21, 2021
- Posted by: Black Squirrel Collective
- Category: News/Media
Large companies in the city will track their progress in becoming more diverse through an internal system
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100 Philly companies — including Comcast and Wawa — vow to diversify supply chains
- April 20, 2021
- Posted by: Black Squirrel Collective
- Category: News/Media
Designed to encourage large companies to use more Black and brown-led suppliers, the Diverse Procurement Collaborative commits 100 of the region’s largest employers including the University of Pennsylvania, Comcast, and Wawa to increase the diversity of their contracting networks.