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Why government needs to put racism on the table
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11/14/2017
In her monthly column, WRAG's president Tamara Copeland discusses the role of government in advancing racial equity.
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Racial Equity
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Statues, History and Social Justice
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10/11/2017
Tamara Lucas Copeland, WRAG’s president, writes that to achieve racial justice, we have to focus on disrupting the false narrative of a racial hierarchy while also investing in the immediate needs of vulnerable communities.
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Why aren’t there more leaders of color in the nonprofit sector?
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09/14/2017
WRAG's Tamara Lucas Copeland discusses why nonprofit leadership is still predominantly white and challenges us to think about the root cause of why that is.
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Tamara Copeland appointed Visiting Nielsen Fellow at Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy
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06/20/2017
She, in partnership with Dr. Kathy Kretman, director of the Center for Public & Nonprofit Leadership and research professor at the McCourt School, will explore the role of philanthropy in addressing racial equity in the DC region and co-teach a graduate seminar on philanthropy and racial justice.
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Watch the latest Putting Racism on the Table video
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06/19/2017
Last week, Philip Walsh of Maine Initiatives presented on his foundation's approach toward advancing racial justice: participatory grantmaking.
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Lessons Learned from the Greater Buffalo Racial Equity Roundtable
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03/07/2017
Hanh Le (Weissberg Foundation) and Yanique Redwood (Consumer Health Foundation) reflect on a recent presentation about the Buffalo region's cross-sector approach to racial equity.
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Viewing Guide: Expanding the Table for Racial Equity: Building a Regional Movement for Racial Equity
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07/2018
The final session of 2018's Putting Racism on the Table: Expanding the Table for Racial Equity features Dr. Manuel Pastor, Professor, Sociology and American Studies & Ethnicity, University of Southern California. In the Greater Washington region -- like many other metropolitan regions -- a conversation about racism and racial equity must cross geographic jurisdictions and racial and ethnic lines. Dr.
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Discussion Guide: Expanding the Table for Racial Equity - Building a Regional Movement
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07/2018
The final session of 2018's Putting Racism on the Table: Expanding the Table for Racial Equity features Dr. Manuel Pastor, Professor, Sociology and American Studies & Ethnicity, University of Southern California. In the Greater Washington region -- like many other metropolitan regions -- a conversation about racism and racial equity must cross geographic jurisdictions and racial and ethnic lines. Dr.
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Video: Expanding the Table for Racial Equity Session 6 - Building a Regional Movement
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07/2018
The final session of 2018's Putting Racism on the Table: Expanding the Table for Racial Equity features Dr. Manuel Pastor, Professor, Sociology and American Studies & Ethnicity, University of Southern California. In the Greater Washington region -- like many other metropolitan regions -- a conversation about racism and racial equity must cross geographic jurisdictions and racial and ethnic lines. Dr.
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Viewing Guide: Expanding the Table for Racial Equity: The Role of Government in Advancing Racial Equity
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06/2018
The fifth session of Putting Racism on the Table: Expanding the Table for Racial Equity features Julie Nelson (Race Forward and the Government Alliance on Race and Equity) and Karla Bruce (Fairfax County Government). Across the country, state and local governments are beginning to take the lead on addressing racial inequity. What are examples of how this has happened? What is the role of community leaders in shaping these conversations? Where are we seeing success?
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