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Race Matters More Than a Red-Blue Kumbaya

Philanthropy must reckon with its racist past to truly heal divides, argues racial-equity advocate Edgar Villanueva

By Edgar Villanueva
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Companies That Pledged Billions for Racial Justice Must Invest More in Staff to Distribute Those Funds

Corporate social-responsibility departments lack the diversity and resources to effectively manage significantly increased charitable dollars.

By Carolyn Berkowitz and Edgar Villanueva

White Philanthropy, Here’s How to Guarantee Real Change Happens

Inviting people of color into structures in which we are accountable to white millionaires and billionaires is not an invitation to share power. Real power comes from appointing people of color into top roles and actively dismantling the power structures that marginalize millions, say the author of Decolonizing Wealth and the head of the Groundswell Fund.

By Edgar Villanueva and Vanessa Daniel