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  • Can a ‘Guaranteed Income' for Black Entrepreneurs Narrow the Wealth Gap?

    Brentin Mock

    January 15, 2021 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    A program in Oakland, California, is helping Black women-owned companies survive the economic downturn since the onset of the pandemic. Known as Runway, the financial innovation firm provides $1,000 a month without any conditions. The monthly income allows historically-marginalized entrepreneurs to focus on how to pivot in order to survive the pandemic. The decision to provide cash payments to this particular demographic was based on research that highlights the lack of financial security nets in the Black community that prevent business owners from relying on their friends and family in times of need.

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  • A Group of Mothers, a Vacant Home, and a Win for Fair Housing

    Brentin Mock Sarah Holder

    January 28, 2020 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    Moms 4 Housing, a collective of women and their children, occupied a vacant 3-bedroom house in Oakland to secure housing for themselves and call attention to the Bay Area’s lack of affordable housing. Despite being removed and arrested by heavily armed deputies, the movement grew and the developer has agreed to sell the house to Oakland’s Community Land Trust at market value and offer the right of first refusal on other properties. The group also urged state senator Scott Weiner to introduce amendments to a bill currently under consideration that would protect affordable housing from developers.

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  • One Black Woman's Vision to Save Her Struggling Atlanta Neighborhood Through Greenspace

    Brentin Mock

    February 01, 2019 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

    A new community center and greenspace are reviving a West Atlanta neighborhood by providing a safe space for children to play. Developers have also received suggestions from community members to expand the greenspace with new additions such as bird habitats, basketball courts, soccer fields, park lights, fountains, and a fully equipped playground.

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  • The Jim Crow Jury System Falls in New Orleans

    Brentin Mock

    November 08, 2018 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

    An amendment passed in Louisiana does away with non-unanimous jury verdicts that have helped solidify racial discrimination in the criminal justice system since they were implemented in response to Reconstruction. Data shows black defendants were more likely to be convicted in the non-unanimous system and the votes of black jurors more likely to be silenced. Advocates said the amendment is a huge game changer against mass incarceration in Louisiana and racial discrimination.

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  • In Search of the ‘Just City'

    Brentin Mock

    June 01, 2018 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, St. Louis, Missouri

    Toni Griffin has gained recognition for spreading the concept of “just cities,” an approach to urban planning that involves values, justice, and equity as priorities in any project. Now director of the Just City Lab at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design, Griffin is teaching about the concepts of just cities and implementing them into projects, as well. Most recently, her design won a competition in St. Louis that will use green space to create more racially inclusive spaces in the city.

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  • How Cities Fought the White House, and Won, in the 1980s

    Brentin Mock

    May 24, 2017 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

    In 1986, the city of Baltimore battled the Reagan administration over its local anti-apartheid ordinances—and won. How they prevailed may have important lessons for cities trying to resist Trump today; from his policies regarding immigration to climate change.

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