Racial Justice & Economic Equity

Celebrating Diverse Voices Town Hall with University of Detroit Mercy President Antoine Garibaldi
April 29, 2021“The first thing to say is a college education is possible and affordable.” The University of Detroit Mercy (UDM) President…

Celebrating Diverse Voices Town Hall with Alexis Wiley, Moment Strategies and Sommer Woods, Woods Watts
April 21, 2021The fourth installment of the Chamber’s Celebrating Diverse Voices Town Hall series delved into how to chart unique entrepreneurial paths.…

Chamber Statement on Solidarity with the AAPI Community
March 29, 2021View the official statement from the Detroit Regional Chamber.

W.K. Kellogg Foundation: Equity, Opportunity and Hope
March 26, 2021March 24, 2021 W.W. Kellogg Foundation New research is now available on the experiences of Black Americans in the U.S. private…

Celebrating Diverse Voices Town Hall with GS3 Chief Executive Officer Lisa Lunsford: Diversity and Equity Must Be ‘intentional’
March 12, 2021The third installment of the Chamber’s Celebrating Diverse Voices Town Hall series delved into the perspective of Lisa Lunsford,…

Comcast RISE Investment Fund to Detroit
March 5, 2021Comcast has been working proactively to help small businesses throughout the United States that have been hit the hardest by…

Black Economic Equity
March 4, 2021Bernard Parker III, director of government relations at the Detroit Regional Chamber joined council President Jones along with Dr. Ken…

OP-ED: It’s Critical to Support Small and BIPOC-owned Businesses
February 18, 2021By Pamela Dover While the pandemic’s ripple effect has impacted many businesses, a National Bureau of Economic Research from June 2020 revealed…

Celebrating Black Leaders: State of Michigan’s Department of Civil Rights
February 11, 2021During this session, Executive Director James White and Equity Officer Alfredo Hernandez discuss what employees should do if they encounter discrimination…

Duke University Study: Governor Whitmer’s Michigan Coronavirus Task Force on Racial Disparities “Making Lasting Structural Change”
February 9, 2021LANSING, Mich. – A recent study by the Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy and the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices found that Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s Michigan Coronavirus Task Force on…

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