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08.04.2021

On WBUR, Radio Boston: How Boston’s Mayoral Candidates Are Thinking About The Racial Wealth Gap

As the race for mayor heats up in Boston, a major focus is wealth inequality, and how housing impacts the racial wealth gap. We hear the latest from WBUR’s Anthony Brooks, and get analysis from Leslie Reid, the CEO of the Madison Park Development Corporation, a community development organization in Roxbury.

08.04.2021

On WBUR: What Will Be Left Of Our Coasts, After Climate Change?

As the race for mayor heats up in Boston, a major focus is wealth inequality, and how housing impacts the racial wealth gap. We hear the latest from WBUR’s Anthony Brooks, and get analysis from Leslie Reid, the CEO of the Madison Park Development Corporation, a community development organization in Roxbury.

07.14.2021

On Energy News Network: Mass. bill would double real estate fee to fund clean energy, affordable housing

Environmental and housing advocates are joining forces in Massachusetts to push a bill expected to generate $300 million per year to fund investments in clean energy, energy efficiency, climate adaptation, and affordable housing.

06.30.2021

In the Boston Globe: Mass. is pushing home ownership in an effort to battle its enormous racial wealth gap

Massachusetts is undertaking a massive shift in how it distributes money for affordable housing, pumping tens of millions of state dollars into building new owner-occupied homes after years of focusing almost exclusively on rentals.