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High Crime Cities: It's Time to Invest in Tech, Education, and Economic Diversification
Violent crime is rising where industry has vanished. Here’s why building wealth—not just more jails—might be the missing solution
The Corporate Lobbying Footprint in Black Cities: Who’s Really Calling the Shots?
Billions in lobbying dollars flow through majority-Black cities every year. The deals get signed. The skyline changes. But without community leverage, the benefits rarely land where they’re needed most.
The Real Power Conference: How Flagship Universities Quietly Run the Statehouse — and How HBCUs Can Break In
What happens when the team that wins championships also writes the laws? A quiet power shift — and an opportunity for HBCUs to claim their seat.
Would Erica Williams Still Be Forced Out If She Were White?
The quiet dismantling of the PCAOB under a Black woman’s leadership raises real questions about race, power, and accountability in financial oversight
Experience Matters: How Executive & Civic Experience Can Lead to Better City Leadership
Too often, our communities mistake passion for preparation. This piece explores why experience in government, planning, and executive leadership matters when shaping the cities we call home.
From Taxpayer to Shareholder: How Black Communities Can Profit From the Projects They Fund
Black neighborhoods help fund billions in public projects each year—but rarely share in the returns. Here’s how to flip the script and make municipal bonds a direct wealth-building tool.
Public Transit Inequity in Black Communities – Funding Cuts, Route Changes, and Economic Impact
Funding cuts, route changes, and the fight for economic mobility in majority-Black neighborhoods across America.
Everybody’s Screaming About School Choice—But What If It’s a Cheat Code?
We’ve been conditioned to see school choice as betrayal. But with the right game plan, it could be one of the smartest moves Black families make—for ownership, access, and generational legacy.
Protection or Projection? Federal Power in Black Communities
Federal deployments in majority-Black cities are sold as safety measures — but on the ground, they disrupt businesses, gatherings, and community trust.
Admissions Without Excuses: Building Our Own Pathways to Higher Education
With affirmative action dismantled, the fight for higher education equity enters a new phase. Black parents, students, and HBCUs must take bold steps — from early test prep to celebrating our own graduate programs — to ensure opportunity isn’t denied but redefined. The path forward is ownership, not excuses.
The Hidden Cost of Banning Race-Conscious Admissions: Blocking Future Leaders
The Supreme Court framed its ruling as a question of fairness in undergraduate admissions. But the real stakes lie in graduate education — the gateway to America’s most powerful boardrooms and institutions. This wasn’t about test scores. It was about stopping minority pipelines to power.
While They Redraw the Maps, Who’s Redrawing Your Bills?
The Trump-led push to redraw congressional maps is loud, but the quiet moves made by school boards, city councils, and commissioners hit harder. From water bills to property taxes to whether your child’s school keeps its accreditation, the real battle for Black power is happening right here at home.
The Democratic Party’s Gerontocracy Is Costing Us the Future
The Democratic Party is being run by the oldest Congress in U.S. history. What its leaders call preserving dignity is really just hoarding power. Meanwhile, millennials and Gen Z are locked out of the rooms where their futures are being decided.