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April 18, 2019

“Non-Racism” Is Not Enough

Senior Director for Strategy and Equity Aisha Alexander-Young reintroduces her role at the Meyer Foundation and explains why the concept of non-racism falls short of what is really needed to bring about systems change: ... | Read more

April 18, 2019

Meyer’s Racial Equity in Education Initiative

Maryland Program Director Julian Haynes shares an emerging area of work the Meyer Foundation has chosen to test the effectiveness of its systems change efforts. Read more on Medium: https://link.medium.com/0LMoqQ0fWV | Read more

January 09, 2019 | By James J. Sandman

Bringing Truth to Light

Recently, CityBridge Education and the Meyer Foundation co-hosted a dinner conversation with former Mayor of New Orleans Mitch Landrieu, where he shared insights from his book, In the Shadow of Statues: A White Southerner Confronts... | Read more