Racial Equity
Join us for an upcoming virtual speaking event on January 17, 2023, featuring New York Times bestselling author of "The Sum of Us", and renowned expert on the American economy, Heather McGhee.
Qiana Williams, program officer, shows us how participatory budgeting is helping residents form solutions to community problems.
Giving Voice Fall 2022: Granting Matters
Jan Lane, senior philanthropic advisor, explains the ways that leaving a legacy can help you address social justice causes.
Seventeen grants from our Black Equity & Excellence Fund totaling $240,000 were distributed to support Black-led nonprofit organizations and projects that counteract systemic racism.
This is the first time Resilia’s cutting edge training has been offered in the Central New York community.
Minister Mark D. Muhammad, Ed.D. tells his personal story of struggles growing up in Syracuse and how serving as a member of the Black Equity & Excellence Fund Advisory Committee is helping him to make a difference.
"As a community leader, I need to ensure that my voice is present and that I bring some of the issues of the voiceless to the table for the betterment of our community."
Last month’s Juneteenth parade, a city-wide expression of pride, brought together the Black community in a display of cultural recognition and social dialogue. Without the phenomenal work of Juneteenth Inc., the festival would not have touched as many hearts as it did.