Hidden Truths

Listen to Jhumpa Bhattacharya and Andrea Flynn discuss the systemic barriers that hold back women, particularly women of color, and the need for far-reaching policy change.

Andrea Flynn is a fellow at the Roosevelt Institute, where she researches and writes about issues that impact women and families. She explores connections between reproductive healthcare and poverty, state-level restrictions to family planning and abortion, inequality and maternal mortality, and various economic policies that impact the economic security of women and families.

Jhumpa Bhattacharya, Insight’s Director of Racial Equity and Strategy, welcomed Andrea on the podcast to discuss her new collaborative report, “Justice Doesn’t Just Trickle Down: How Racialized and Gendered Rules Are Holding Women Back.”

The report sheds light on the fact that for women – particularly women of color – health, safety and economic security are inextricably linked. Using an intersectionality framework, the report illustrates the vast web of racialized and gendered “rules” in the U.S. that lead to inequitable opportunities and outcomes for women of color.

Andrea discussed how tinkering around the edges with small policy changes, while important, may not effectively facilitate widespread change for women of color due to the way racism and sexism are “baked in” to our social and economic systems.

Andrea also talked about the need to create programs for marginalized communities that would account for the legacy of racial exclusion and disparities and foster opportunities that would indeed trickle up and benefit a much broader set of Americans.

To listen to the full discussion, use the audio player above or subscribe to the Hidden Truths podcast on iTunes.

To learn more about Andrea’s work, please visit rooseveltinstitute.org/andrea-flynn.

Resources Mentioned:

The Hidden Rules of Race: Barriers to an Inclusive Economy

MS. Foundation

Restaurant Opportunities Center

All Above All

Mississippi Low Income Child Care Coalition

Vogue | “Serena Williams on Motherhood, Marriage, and Making her Comeback”

Black Mamas Matter Alliance

Listen to Jhumpa Bhattacharya and Andrea Flynn discuss the systemic barriers that hold back women, particularly women of color, and the need for far-reaching policy change.

Andrea Flynn is a fellow at the Roosevelt Institute, where she researches and writes about issues that impact women and families. She explores connections between reproductive healthcare and poverty, state-level restrictions to family planning and abortion, inequality and maternal mortality, and various economic policies that impact the economic security of women and families.

Jhumpa Bhattacharya, Insight’s Director of Racial Equity and Strategy, welcomed Andrea on the podcast to discuss her new collaborative report, “Justice Doesn’t Just Trickle Down: How Racialized and Gendered Rules Are Holding Women Back.”

The report sheds light on the fact that for women – particularly women of color – health, safety and economic security are inextricably linked. Using an intersectionality framework, the report illustrates the vast web of racialized and gendered “rules” in the U.S. that lead to inequitable opportunities and outcomes for women of color.

Andrea discussed how tinkering around the edges with small policy changes, while important, may not effectively facilitate widespread change for women of color due to the way racism and sexism are “baked in” to our social and economic systems.

Andrea also talked about the need to create programs for marginalized communities that would account for the legacy of racial exclusion and disparities and foster opportunities that would indeed trickle up and benefit a much broader set of Americans.

To listen to the full discussion, use the audio player above or subscribe to the Hidden Truths podcast on iTunes.

To learn more about Andrea’s work, please visit rooseveltinstitute.org/andrea-flynn.

Resources Mentioned:

The Hidden Rules of Race: Barriers to an Inclusive Economy

MS. Foundation

Restaurant Opportunities Center

All Above All

Mississippi Low Income Child Care Coalition

Vogue | “Serena Williams on Motherhood, Marriage, and Making her Comeback”

Black Mamas Matter Alliance

Listen to Anne Price, Dedrick Asante-Muhammad, and Dorian Warren discuss the realities, myths, and narratives behind racial wealth inequities, and next steps for fostering racial economic justice and equity.

Persistent racial wealth inequity in the U.S. stems from a legacy of deep-rooted, systemic racial and economic injustice. Policy decisions – both intentional and careless – have not only systematically excluded people of color from economic opportunity but have extracted wealth from families and communities over many generations.

Addressing racial wealth stratification has been a key focus of work in the economic security field for more than a decade. Where are we in efforts to tackle racial wealth inequities, and what are our next steps for securing policies that foster equity and opportunity for all?

To explore these issues, the Insight Center partnered with Prosperity Now to host a virtual conversation, Getting Real About Racial Wealth Inequities: Reflections & Next Steps.

Dorian Warren, President of the Center for Community Change Action, Fellow at the Roosevelt Institute and Co-chair for the Economic Security Project, led a virtual exchange with:

* Anne Price, President of the Insight Center for Community Economic Development; and

* Dedrick Asante-Muhammad, Senior Fellow for the Racial Wealth Divide Initiative at Prosperity Now.

The panel discussed the latest research on racial wealth inequities, reflected on past and current efforts in the field, identified strategies and pathways for advancing racial wealth equity, and more.

Watch the full discussion using the media player above, or listen to the podcast by using the audio player below or by visiting the Hidden Truths podcast on iTunes or Android.

 

 

You can follow and add to this conversation on Twitter by using the hashtags #GettingRealAboutRace and #RacialWealthGap and be sure to tag us at @InsightCCED and @prosperitynow.

Additional Resources

“Where We Went Wrong with the Racial Wealth Gap,” by Anne Price

The Color of Wealth:The Story Behind the U.S. Racial Wealth Divide, by Meizhu Lui, Bárbara Robles, Betsy Leondar-Wright, Rose Brewer, and 

Listen to Anne Price, Dedrick Asante-Muhammad, and Dorian Warren discuss the realities, myths, and narratives behind racial wealth inequities, and next steps for fostering racial economic justice and equity.

Persistent racial wealth inequity in the U.S. stems from a legacy of deep-rooted, systemic racial and economic injustice. Policy decisions – both intentional and careless – have not only systematically excluded people of color from economic opportunity but have extracted wealth from families and communities over many generations.

Addressing racial wealth stratification has been a key focus of work in the economic security field for more than a decade. Where are we in efforts to tackle racial wealth inequities, and what are our next steps for securing policies that foster equity and opportunity for all?

To explore these issues, the Insight Center partnered with Prosperity Now to host a virtual conversation, Getting Real About Racial Wealth Inequities: Reflections & Next Steps.

Dorian Warren, President of the Center for Community Change Action, Fellow at the Roosevelt Institute and Co-chair for the Economic Security Project, led a virtual exchange with:

* Anne Price, President of the Insight Center for Community Economic Development; and

* Dedrick Asante-Muhammad, Senior Fellow for the Racial Wealth Divide Initiative at Prosperity Now.

The panel discussed the latest research on racial wealth inequities, reflected on past and current efforts in the field, identified strategies and pathways for advancing racial wealth equity, and more.

Watch the full discussion using the media player above, or listen to the podcast by using the audio player below or by visiting the Hidden Truths podcast on iTunes or Android.

 

 

You can follow and add to this conversation on Twitter by using the hashtags #GettingRealAboutRace and #RacialWealthGap and be sure to tag us at @InsightCCED and @prosperitynow.

Additional Resources

“Where We Went Wrong with the Racial Wealth Gap,” by Anne Price

The Color of Wealth:The Story Behind the U.S. Racial Wealth Divide, by Meizhu Lui, Bárbara Robles, Betsy Leondar-Wright, Rose Brewer, and 

Listen to Anne Price and Juliana Bidadanure discuss Universal Basic Income, unfair social stigmas, and their impact on the health and wellbeing of individuals in need.

Juliana Bidadanure is an Assistant Professor in Political Philosophy at Stanford University. She is also the Research Director of the Basic Income Lab (BIL) at Stanford’s Center for Ethics in Society.

Juliana joined Insight President Anne Price to discuss her work on basic income, a periodic cash payment unconditionally delivered to all on an individual basis, without a means-test or work requirement.

Originally from France, Juliana shared the different social perceptions between recipients of cash benefits in Europe and those who receive them in the U.S.

She also discussed the narrative around deservingness and how race, gender, and age all play a role in how society stigmatizes those who need a helping hand. She has focused her work on the economic inequalities between generations and the question of what it means to treat young people as equals.

Juliana also described the mission at the Stanford BIL and how her class opens this conversation to all voices who are ready to shape the debate, as well as those who are not yet visible in the conversation.

To listen to the full discussion, use the audio player above or subscribe to the Hidden Truths podcast on iTunes.

To learn more about Juliana’s work, please visit her personal website and the Stanford Basic Income Lab website.

Stay tuned as her book, “Justice Across Ages: An Essay on What It Means for Young and Old to Be Equal,” will be published in 2019.

Resources Mentioned:

* Video: Ai-jen Poo wants to change the game for home care workers

* Philosopher, Karl Widerquist: “Freedom as the power to say no”

* Oxfam International report: “World’s richest 1% grabbed 82% of all wealth created in 2017”

Listen to Anne Price and Juliana Bidadanure discuss Universal Basic Income, unfair social stigmas, and their impact on the health and wellbeing of individuals in need.

Juliana Bidadanure is an Assistant Professor in Political Philosophy at Stanford University. She is also the Research Director of the Basic Income Lab (BIL) at Stanford’s Center for Ethics in Society.

Juliana joined Insight President Anne Price to discuss her work on basic income, a periodic cash payment unconditionally delivered to all on an individual basis, without a means-test or work requirement.

Originally from France, Juliana shared the different social perceptions between recipients of cash benefits in Europe and those who receive them in the U.S.

She also discussed the narrative around deservingness and how race, gender, and age all play a role in how society stigmatizes those who need a helping hand. She has focused her work on the economic inequalities between generations and the question of what it means to treat young people as equals.

Juliana also described the mission at the Stanford BIL and how her class opens this conversation to all voices who are ready to shape the debate, as well as those who are not yet visible in the conversation.

To listen to the full discussion, use the audio player above or subscribe to the Hidden Truths podcast on iTunes.

To learn more about Juliana’s work, please visit her personal website and the Stanford Basic Income Lab website.

Stay tuned as her book, “Justice Across Ages: An Essay on What It Means for Young and Old to Be Equal,” will be published in 2019.

Resources Mentioned:

* Video: Ai-jen Poo wants to change the game for home care workers

* Philosopher, Karl Widerquist: “Freedom as the power to say no”

* Oxfam International report: “World’s richest 1% grabbed 82% of all wealth created in 2017”

Listen to Anne Price and Jhumpa Bhattacharya reflect on the year’s challenges and accomplishments, and look ahead to the work to be done in 2018.

Anne Price, President of the Insight Center, and Jhumpa Bhattacharya, Director of Racial Equity and Strategy, joined each other on the podcast to reflect on the trials and accomplishments of 2017 and share their hopes for the Insight Center’s work to foster racial and economic justice in the year ahead.

Anne and Jhumpa discussed the major themes that emerged from their collaborative efforts this year, including the heightened importance of Insight’s work in today’s political climate in which issues of race and identity are shaping politics, government and public policy.

In this context, the duo discussed the importance of keeping the topic of race at the forefront of their ongoing work, stressing the need for more research, conversations, and insights to expose and explore the economic security injustices that people, particularly people of color, are currently up against.

Anne and Jhumpa also discussed how they will be expanding their knowledge to build on historical references to shape public thinking and inspire action to ensure that people and communities become and remain economically secure.

To listen to the full discussion, use the audio player above or subscribe to the Hidden Truths podcast on iTunes.

Resources Mentioned:

“The Hidden Truth about Funding Black Led Organizations” Medium, Anne Price, published on April 3, 2017

“Grassroots Organizing vs. Research: A False Dichotomy in Philanthropy” Medium, Anne Price, published on September 29, 2017

“Where We Went Wrong with the Racial Wealth Gap” Medium, Anne Price, published on June 2, 2017

Darrick Hamilton, Economist and Associate Professor at The New School

Listen to Episode 5 of Hidden Truths featuring Darrick Hamilton

Universal Basic Income

Returning to the Promise of Full Employment: A Federal Job Guarantee in the United States, published on June 2017

Self-Sufficiency Standard Tool for California

The Recession Generation, the Racial Wealth Gap, and Restoring American Prosperity: A Visionary Agenda, published on March 2011

Listen to Anne Price and Jhumpa Bhattacharya reflect on the year’s challenges and accomplishments, and look ahead to the work to be done in 2018.

Anne Price, President of the Insight Center, and Jhumpa Bhattacharya, Director of Racial Equity and Strategy, joined each other on the podcast to reflect on the trials and accomplishments of 2017 and share their hopes for the Insight Center’s work to foster racial and economic justice in the year ahead.

Anne and Jhumpa discussed the major themes that emerged from their collaborative efforts this year, including the heightened importance of Insight’s work in today’s political climate in which issues of race and identity are shaping politics, government and public policy.

In this context, the duo discussed the importance of keeping the topic of race at the forefront of their ongoing work, stressing the need for more research, conversations, and insights to expose and explore the economic security injustices that people, particularly people of color, are currently up against.

Anne and Jhumpa also discussed how they will be expanding their knowledge to build on historical references to shape public thinking and inspire action to ensure that people and communities become and remain economically secure.

To listen to the full discussion, use the audio player above or subscribe to the Hidden Truths podcast on iTunes.

Resources Mentioned:

“The Hidden Truth about Funding Black Led Organizations” Medium, Anne Price, published on April 3, 2017

“Grassroots Organizing vs. Research: A False Dichotomy in Philanthropy” Medium, Anne Price, published on September 29, 2017

“Where We Went Wrong with the Racial Wealth Gap” Medium, Anne Price, published on June 2, 2017

Darrick Hamilton, Economist and Associate Professor at The New School

Listen to Episode 5 of Hidden Truths featuring Darrick Hamilton

Universal Basic Income

Returning to the Promise of Full Employment: A Federal Job Guarantee in the United States, published on June 2017

Self-Sufficiency Standard Tool for California

The Recession Generation, the Racial Wealth Gap, and Restoring American Prosperity: A Visionary Agenda, published on March 2011

Listen to Anne Price and Gabriela Sandoval discuss utility shutoffs, unfair billing practices, and their impact on the health and wellbeing of California families and communities.

Gabriela Sandoval is the Research Director for the End Shutoffs Campaign, a project at TURN – The Utility Reform Network that seeks to address the health and housing impacts of utility shutoffs. TURN is a consumer protection organization that advocates for affordable, environmentally responsible, and quality utility services for California families and communities, particularly those struggling to make ends meet.

Gabriela joined Insight President Anne Price to discuss her work to develop a better understanding of where and why utility shutoffs occur, how shutoffs impact the health and wellbeing of families and communities, and how to prevent them.

Gabriela discussed the causes and impacts of the growing number of utility shutoffs in California, her organization’s ongoing work to identify and map the communities most affected by shutoffs, and the different types of unfair billing practices that can harm consumers.

Gabriela also discussed the need to give greater attention to the structural causes behind shutoffs in the public conversation, and she shared tips for energy conservation, protection against unjust billing practices, and how consumers can speak out and get involved to create a more equitable and accessible utility market.

To listen to the full discussion, use the audio player above or subscribe to the Hidden Truths podcast on iTunes.

To learn more about Gabriela’s work and the mission of TURN, visit turn.org.

Listen to Anne Price and Gabriela Sandoval discuss utility shutoffs, unfair billing practices, and their impact on the health and wellbeing of California families and communities.

Gabriela Sandoval is the Research Director for the End Shutoffs Campaign, a project at TURN – The Utility Reform Network that seeks to address the health and housing impacts of utility shutoffs. TURN is a consumer protection organization that advocates for affordable, environmentally responsible, and quality utility services for California families and communities, particularly those struggling to make ends meet.

Gabriela joined Insight President Anne Price to discuss her work to develop a better understanding of where and why utility shutoffs occur, how shutoffs impact the health and wellbeing of families and communities, and how to prevent them.

Gabriela discussed the causes and impacts of the growing number of utility shutoffs in California, her organization’s ongoing work to identify and map the communities most affected by shutoffs, and the different types of unfair billing practices that can harm consumers.

Gabriela also discussed the need to give greater attention to the structural causes behind shutoffs in the public conversation, and she shared tips for energy conservation, protection against unjust billing practices, and how consumers can speak out and get involved to create a more equitable and accessible utility market.

To listen to the full discussion, use the audio player above or subscribe to the Hidden Truths podcast on iTunes.

To learn more about Gabriela’s work and the mission of TURN, visit turn.org.