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Majority-Black credit unions, while being more numerous than other majority-minority credit unions, are smaller on average, and have more difficulty lending their assets out into their membership. Here's how to change that.

On Wednesday, November 17, at 1 p.m. Eastern, join Next City’s Senior Economics Correspondent Oscar Perry Abello for the first in a webinar series that goes beyond the issues of equitable economic development to talk to the people who do the work.

Cooperative or community-owned commercial real estate projects have popped up over the past few years in Oakland, Portland, New Orleans, Chicago, Atlanta. And now Traverse City — thanks to a loan guarantee from the USDA.

"The budget of the city is its moral compass. What it prioritizes, it funds."

In Boston, the average white-owned food business earns $1.1 million per year, while Hispanic-owned businesses earn $243,000 and Black-owned businesses earn $475,681. Can partnerships like this one help close those disparities?

Postal banking and state-branded banking and public banking, oh my.

City planning directors of 20 major cities have acknowledged the role planning has played in upholding systemic racism. Now they need to walk the walk.

Founded in 2018, VC Include accelerates investment into diverse emerging managers - Black, Latinx, Indigenous individuals and Women - to drive economic justice and positive long-term impactSAN FRANCISCO

Founded in 2018, VC Include accelerates investment into diverse emerging managers — Black, Latinx, Indigenous individuals and Women — to drive economic...

Investegate announcements from VC Include, VC Includes Climate Justice Initiative is Offering $100K+ Investments Into Diverse-Led Funds Focused on Climate Change Solutions