After being agreeing to settle federal redlining charges for $9 million, Rhode Island-based Washington Trust said it will diversify its executive team and board of directors in an agreement with state officials there.
Business leaders must continue to focus on communities of color, understanding that ongoing commitment to affordable housing and economic development is vital for equity.
The process for approving new housing development in communities across Massachusetts is “skewed toward an older, white population with the greatest interest in obstructing new development,” according to a new report assembled by two Boston University researchers and released Wednesday by The Boston Foundation.
Chase Bank has opened a new community center in Mattapan as part of the its nationwide initiative to address systemic racism in what JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon described as a permanent and sustained effort by the bank.
New zoning reforms that make it easier to secure approval for housing development at the local level could also assist broader efforts to better integrate Massachusetts schools, experts said Tuesday.
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. dreamed big dreams and 57 years later they remain unfulfilled. But the message of hope and peace and unity is one that we need to hear now more than ever before.
The CEO of one of America’s biggest brokerages is urging his firm’s agents to use their business spending to further racial equity.
