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Over the past month there have been several conversations about our country’s collective commitment (or lack thereof) to Black wealth and Black lives. From the 100-year commemoration of the race massacre in Tulsa, OK, to our country's formal recognition of Juneteenth; from reflecting on the year since the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, to a reckoning around corporate commitments to racial equity, many are asking: What has been done? What has changed? What has to happen?
We wanted to explore these questions through a lens of reparative justice to look at the past harms, present efforts, and future demands around restoring Black wealth. In this issue of our revamped newsletter, Cristina Díaz Borda shares her attempts at accessing data around Tulsa, OK, noting how the difficulty in gathering certain kinds of information can be used to interrupt demands for justice. Caitlin Morelli reveals the database she and her team pulled together tracking corporate commitments to racial equity made last year, uncovering the fine print and limitations of such efforts, painting a new path forward for corporate accountability to truly drive equity. And Kassandra Mayhew brings us into communities across the country where leaders in our network are building new models for restoring Black wealth, reminding us that people are bringing justice to their communities, every. single. day.
We hope you’ll take this time to reflect with us and share what we’re doing to create a more inclusive economy. Like the stories you read? Share them with your network on social and be sure to tag @commonfutureco.
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