On Sept. 5, 2018, The Colorado Trust hosted a Health Equity Learning Series presentation by Niki Okuk, founder of Compton, California-based RCO Tires. The tire recycling company provides stable jobs for Black and Latino residents who struggle to find employment because of past criminal convictions or legal status. Okuk’s talk explored the way systemic class oppression operates to make and keep people poor, and the toll this can take on health and wellness. Learn more at https://www.coloradotrust.org/strategy/health-equity-learning-series.