At Spelman, Blackness wasn't the first thing everybody saw, because it was something we all had in common, writes Nadia Harden. I didn't have to spend those formative four years of my life trying to assimilate and silence myself.
Efforts to rectify this inequity and lead to a more equitable distribution of resources must encompass various strategies. Here are a few worth highlighting.
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The $1 million in funding will go to the Health Equity Compact and the New Commonwealth Racial Equity and Social Justice Fund, two organizations led by industry leaders of color in Massachusetts that are working to address health and economic inequities caused by systemic racism.
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