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People Of Color Want To Buy Electric Cars. Here’s What’s Stopping Them.
Electric cars from Nissan, Tesla and Toyota are presented at a news conference in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File) This article was originally published in The Conversation. A nationally...
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The Entrepreneur Lifting Up Southwest Philly’s “Little Africa”
Musa Barry (Photo courtesy of the Community First Fund) Escaping a war-torn country to start a life somewhere else carries scars — financially, emotionally and physically. Musa Barry has those scars....
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The City Where A Minimum Wage Hike Campaign Is Unopposed
George Manning, field manager with the Washington Community Action Network, right, speaks with a voter while canvassing a neighborhood in Tukwila on Friday, Oct. 28, 2022. Manning is asking voters...
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Community-Owned Commercial Real Estate Is Having A Moment
Crystal Ortiz founded the Waxery in Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood last year. (Photo by Melissa Simpson) Born and raised in Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood, Crystal Ortiz believes it...
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In Brooklyn, America’s Gentrification Epicenter, Building On A Model For...
(Photo by Lerone Pieters / Unsplash) This article was co-published by Prism and Next City as part of our Solutions for Economic Equity partnership, highlighting how low-income and marginalized BIPOC...
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How A South American Surplus Flooded Philadelphia With Free Avocados
(Photo by Hitoshi Namura / Unsplash) This story was originally published by Reasons to be Cheerful. When word got around in Philadelphia that truckloads of avocados were about to go bad two weeks ago,...
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Community Land Trusts Are Building Disaster-Resilient Neighborhoods
Monroe County firefighters assist Big Pine Key area residents in the wake of Hurricane Ian. (Photo courtesy of Monroe County Fire Rescue - Florida Keys) This story is co-published with Nexus Media...
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A Hard-Won Museum Preserves San Diego’s Chicano History
(Photo by Roman Eugeniusz / CC BY-SA 3.0) This story was originally published at Prism. On any given day, Chicano Park in San Diego is filled with families and gleeful children enjoying its grassy...
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Housing In Brief: $50 Million Housing Bond Approved In Kansas City
Downtown Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Stuart Seeger / CC BY 2.0) Kansas City Voters Approve $50 Million Housing Bond Kansas City, Missouri, voters approved a $50 million housing bond that will go...
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Catholic Sister Spreads the Gospel of Community-Driven Capital
(Photo by Pictures of Money / CC BY 2.0) Community development finance has a fierce — if a bit unlikely — advocate in Sister Corinne Florek. Florek entered the Adrian Dominican Congregation in the 60s...
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In Barcelona, Kids Bike To School In Large, Choreographed Herds
(Photo by calvox&periche / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) This story was originally published by Reasons to be Cheerful. With breakfast finished and backpacks prepped for the day, children across Spain’s...
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Economics In Brief: New Mexico Enshrines The Right To Pre-K
(Photo by Gift Habeshaw / Unsplash) Child Care Expansion In New Mexico New Mexico will be the first state in the country to guarantee a constitutional right to early childhood education. With more...
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Without New Regulations, Self-Driving Cars Could Make Our Transportation...
(Photo by Erik Mclean / Unsplash) Autonomous vehicles (AVs), or self-driving cars, have enormous potential and could transform the surface transportation system. By allowing drivers to become...
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Rating the Impact of Mission-Driven Financial Institutions
(Photo by Micheile Henderson) CDFIs play a crucial role in building community wealth, but mission-driven lending can come with some added challenges. Some CDFIs and other minority-owned financial...
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How This Local Restaurant Is Taking The Patagonia Approach
(Photo by Juan Manuel Núñez Méndez / Unsplash) Every year, Laura Anderson gives dozens of what she calls “Dock Walks.” They start at Local Ocean Seafoods, right on Newport’s downtown waterfront,...
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You’re Invited To A Birthday Party For Those Killed By Police
“1-800 Happy Birthday” is on view in New York City through Jan. 16. (Photo courtesy WORTHLESSSTUDIOS) When you pick up the receiver at a phone booth celebrating the life of Philando Castile, a father...
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Housing In Brief: Kingston, New York Has Passed A Historic Rent Reduction
Downtown Kingston, New York. (Photo by AlexiusHoratius / CC BY-SA 4.0) Upstate New York City Passes Rent Reduction Kingston, New York’s newly-formed Rent Guidelines Board approved a 15% rent reduction...
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In Portland’s Self-Governed Dignity Village, The Unhoused Make Their Own Rules
A Dignity Village home in 2005. (Photo by Cheryl / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) Lisa Larson, 57, was left homeless after leaving an abusive relationship in Portland, Oregon, over a decade ago. She and her current...
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Will Philly Art Museum Workers’ Strike Victory Push Others To ‘Stay The Course’?
(Photo by Catherine Kerr / Unsplash) This story was originally published at Prism. On Oct. 14, unionized employees at the Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMA) achieved a monumental contract victory with...
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Economics In Brief: NYC Taxi Drivers To See Wages Increase
(Photo by churl / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) NYC Yellow Taxi Drivers Set To See First Raise In A Decade New York City’s taxi drivers will see their wages jump for the first time in 10 years, Gothamist reports,...
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