SEASON 2, EPISODE 1
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Streetlights

We are so constantly and fundamentally surrounded by racism in the way our systems and public institutions have been structured and operate that it can be easy to not see it. To effectively revitalize a neighborhood, we need to look through a structural lens at our political, economic, social, and cultural history in order to fully understand the meaning of racism in America and how to address it in our institutions.

Glenn Harris, president of Race Forward, led a session about racial equity in 2015 at the Purpose Built Communities annual conference in Fort Worth, Texas. Listen

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Rev. Jeffrey Brown, Co-Founder, RECAP

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Glenn Harris, Center for Social Inclusion

Glenn Harris, the President of the Center for Social Inclusion, led an interactive session about racial equity at the 2015 Purpose Built Communities Annual Conference in Fort Worth, TX. He discussed the reality of race and its historic, cultural, and institutional impact, the need for progressive economic policy development and the need to reimagine the roles and practices of community and government in addressing inequity. Watch
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The Honorable Kelly Allen Gray, City of Fort Worth Councilmember

As part of the 2015 Purpose Built Communities Annual Conference, attendees visited the Renaissance Heights development, the target area of investment and collaboration for the Purpose Built Communities Network Member the Renaissance Heights Development Group.The Honorable Kelly Allen Gray, City of Fort Worth Councilmember serving District 8, discusses the history of the Renaissance Heights United initiative and what successful, cross-sector collaboration looks like in Fort Worth, TX. Watch
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Place Matters – the Top 10 Things You Need to Know

Carol Naughton, President of Purpose Built Communities and David Erickson, PhD, Director of the Center of Community Development Investments at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco lead a discussion about the Top 10 things you need to know in Community Development right now. This session provides an overview of the latest thinking and research about how place-based initiatives can help achieve better outcomes for the people who live in them. Watch