Institute on Race, Power and Political Economy

Welcome to one of our newest #CTBabyBonds participants, born at Hartford Hospital yesterday to proud parents Chasity and Sergio — among the first in Year Two of the program. Baby Robles will now have $3,200 invested on their behalf to help shape a bright future full of opportunity and possibility. Learn more about CT’s first-in-the-nation initiative at babybonds.ct.gov

Deb Polun, our very own Chief Strategy Officer at Community Health Center Association of Connecticut (CHC/ACT) was interviewed for the New School blog about the hope and opportunity baby bonds provide.  "Helping the next generation overcome the barrier of intergenerational poverty will be so impactful in their quality of life—and in our success as a state. That’s where Baby Bonds speak to the work of the Community Health Centers."  Read the insightful interview. https://lnkd.in/dcyrhvNR Institute on Race, Power and Political Economy

"We need to make sure that we build up the infrastructure to know how to build something new, better, and different." Institute Founding Director Darrick Hamilton joined the 2024 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Summer Investors Conference this week to advocate for #BabyBonds alongside Connecticut Treasurer Erick Russell. The 2024 Flagship Summer Investors Conference convenes investment-decision makers—including leading institutional investors and fund managers—for three days of meaningful conversation and connection on the Cape. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eHsD3ubq

"Our bustling city can serve even more New Yorkers if we fix the inefficiencies and injustices in our public transit system. We have the solutions to these wide disparities that burden those who can least afford it." In an op-ed for amNY Newspaper, New York City Councilmember Justin Brannan and Director of Economic and Fiscal Policies at the Center for New York City Affairs James Parrott highlight our report, "Public Transportation Subsidies and Racial Equity: A Case Study of the NYC Ferry and Fair Fares"— arguing that expanding New York City's #FairFares eligibility is a matter of racial equity. Read the article: https://lnkd.in/ggWHRav8 Read the report: https://lnkd.in/gV-Exd9A

In the spirit of Sankofa, we must certainly look at our past to go forward. Very excited to spend a week with the Institute on Race, Power and Political Economy next week to dig into a future that we can all hold together that supports wellbeing and dignity for all.

The multicultural youth GOTV guide that my colleague Henry A.J. Ramos I have been working on has been released! While it is focused on California youth-serving nonprofits, it is mostly transferable to other states. Consult the The Democracy Capacity Project voter assistance guide for your state for supplemental information. The guide is geared towards helping nonprofits turn out young voters of color, but the its recommendations are applicable for GOTV generally. If you work for any nonprofit with a client base, here are two things you can do this year to turn them out to vote: 1. Make sure they are registered to vote! Census data indicates that about 80% of persons who register to vote in a presidential election year actually go out and vote. This is likely because of all the television, radio, and social media messaging that takes place  combined with having just recently having registered. In a sense, new voters in a presidential election year have a GOTV campaign aimed at them from a number of sources. So if you can only do one thing this year, make sure your clients get registered to vote this year. (N.B., we only see this phenomenon during a presidential election year.) 2. If you can only do two things this year, make sure to remind your clients to vote and let them know that their vote matters and they are making a difference! Recent research on voter turnout shows that nonprofit clients are particularly receptive to nonpartisan GOTV campaigns supported by nonprofits they have worked with, and that their turnout rates increase significantly when they are encouraged to vote by those nonprofits. Nonprofit engagement can improve the turnout rates across all categories of voters, and has been shown to make significant improvements in turnout rates for young voters, voters of color, and low-income voters. Improving turnout rates attracts the attention of political campaigns that focus on high-propensity voters. This attention in turn engages voters further and encourages even higher turnout. It’s a virtuous cycle once folks start voting! Make sure to turn out your clients and community to vote this year! #youthvoting #GOTV #nonprofits #nonprofitorganizations #bolderadvocacy #IRPPE #elections

It has been an honor to work on this impactful policy with champions like Erick Russell &Institute on Race, Power and Political Economy #BabyBonds #CTLeads

Institute Founding Director Darrick Hamilton and President and CEO of The Chicago Community Trust Andrea Sáenz joined WTTW/Chicago PBS on Chicago Tonight: Black Voices to discuss the launch of our new report, Color of Wealth in Chicago. Watch the video: https://lnkd.in/gR7YK7pb #ColorOfWealth #Chicago

"#Wealth is a store of resources that can help us and future generations live more secure and prosperous lives with the ability to finance elite education, access to capital to start a business, and even exert political influence. Our new study has found a troubling wealth divide among racial and ethnic lines in the Chicago metro region. The reason? History." ICYMI: The Chicago Community Trust commissioned the Institute on Race, Power and Political Economy at The New School to examine how wealth intersects with race, ethnicity and other key drivers in the #Chicago region. #ColorOfWealth Explore the research: https://lnkd.in/gHnGVtWH

“It’s about stepping back and looking at this pattern of: ‘Who has access and who has opportunity to build #wealth and to build financial stability, and who in Chicago today still does not?’” Institute Founding Director Darrick Hamilton and The Chicago Community Trust President & CEO Andrea Sáenz joined WBBM | CBS Chicago to discuss our new "Color of Wealth in Chicago" report. Read takeaways and listen to the full interview: https://bit.ly/4exLY33 Read more from the interview about ways to address Chicago's dramatic racial wealth divides: https://bit.ly/4eDiKQA #ColorOfWealth #Chicago