New Routes to Equity: The Future of Transportation in the Black Community
This report highlights on-going challenges affecting African Americans in the transportation system and provides policy recommendations for how shared mobility, electric vehicles, and autonomous vehicles can equitably serve the Black […]
Opportunity Zones: Assessing the Benefits of Empowerment for African Americans
It is critical to examine the potential challenges and benefits OZs may have in African American communities and what policy considerations should be assessed to ensure realized benefit for the […]
Banks & the Black Community: What Can Major Commercial and Retail Banking Institutions Do to Better Support Black Entrepreneurs and Businesses in the U.S.?
In light of the lagging progress surrounding black business ownership, the author(s) of this report were tasked with the responsibility of identifying the barriers that African Americans encounter at the […]
Snapshot on the State of Black Women and Girls: Sex Trafficking in the U.S.
The objective of these series of fact sheets is to address the issue of sex trafficking, specifically among the population of Black women and girls. Throughout this series, the fact […]
Congressional Reform Task Force Report
In a moment of challenges for American political institutions, Congress remains the indispensable institution of pluralistic American governance. It is the one body that can represent the broad diversity of […]
2017 Annual Report
The ability to persevere in the face of adversity is needed to rise, both personally and collectively. To rise as an organization is to dedicate ourselves to our mission to […]
Black Health and Black Wealth: Understanding the Intricate Linkages between Income, Health, and Wealth for African Americans
There is a general understanding that health and income are related; and research on this relationship indicates that individuals with low levels of income have higher rates of chronic disease […]
Apprenticeships: Pathways Toward Workforce Diversity in the Water Sector
This issue brief provides data and useful resources to inform African Americans about the benefits of apprenticeships. It also identifies where apprenticeships can be found that can help them start […]
Water Careers and Opportunities for African Americans
Continuous access to clean, safe and affordable water is critical to our economy, health, and way of life. This briefing note focuses on career opportunities for African Americans with public […]
Snapshot of the State of Black Women & Girls
The mission of the Sojourner Truth Legacy Project (STLP) is to recognize women leaders making a positive difference in the lives of the communities they serve in the spirit of […]