The uprisings for racial justice in 2020 forced many in our society to reckon with the role they play in perpetuating the violent, destructive forces of racism and anti-Blackness. As a Black woman who grew up in South Africa under the ravages of apartheid and who now works as a senior leader within a large,
Jeremie Greer: Toni Morrison once said, “racism will end when it is no longer profitable and no longer psychologically useful.” What I think that speaks to is the reality that in our structure and system, in our economic systems and our political systems and our cultural systems and a lot of that, there is a
Anne Price: When we look at the wealth holdings of the Black middle class—well, let me just say this, which I think really does startle people to hear—that when we think about wealth, there perhaps has never been a Black middle class. And we can see that through even current data. When you think about
With this article, we launch our series—Narratives to Build Collective Economic Power—which NPQ is publishing in partnership with the national racial and economic justice nonprofit, Common Future. In this series, the authors write about their economic justice work and how, in their work, they challenge conventional narratives and offer new ways of thinking about who
The nonprofit sector claims to prioritize care and altruism, yet too often nonprofits don’t enact these values within their own organizations. Market logic and the professionalization of the sector have normalized business thinking and practices in the name of efficiency, leading nonprofit workers to be viewed as cost centers to be kept in check—the
