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CURATE

high quality community-centered solutions.

information,  

COORDINATE

connections and resources to accelerate systemic solutions.

CREATE

economic impact in neighborhoods that need a

strategy and roadmap.

WHY

It takes a consortium of community economic development practitioners, investors, developers, residents, small business, government officials, and other aligned institutions focused on closing the racial wealth gap through wealth equity building strategies.

81x

Regional Racial

Wealth Gap

$3,500 v. $248,000 

Business Ownership

43% of DC residents are African American

14% of African Americans are business owners in DC

Start Up Capital

BOBs

WOBs

$3,500

$107,000

MOTIVATION

Nearly 160 years after the end of slavery, significant disparities persist between Black and white Americans who greatly benefited from the fruits of slave labor. 

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60 Years After the March on Washington, Black Economic Inequality Persists.

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Where Is The $200 Billion Companies Promised After George Floyd’s Murder?

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There are multitudes of current and historical events supported by thousands of data points that motivate us to fight for sustainable economic equity for African Americans. We began this work with a focus on access to capital to BOBs in the Ward 8, Washington DC, and serving as a brain trust to work at solving these systemic issues.​​​

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WE OUTSIDE

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WARD 8 COMMUNITY INVESTMENT FUND

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