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Black People Want Opportunities for Economic Mobility

Lenwood V. Long, Sr., President/CEO African American Alliance of CDFI CEOs
Lenwood V. Long, Sr., President/CEO African American Alliance of CDFI CEOs

“Policies and institutions that open opportunities for focus on people of color are not racist. They are not even an attempt to “level the playing field” after centuries of systemic racism. They are an effort to bring Black people onto the playing field of economic mobility after centuries of being locked out…” I’m quoting from a Forbes article published on Oct. 12th and written by Lenwood V. Long, Sr., President & CEO, African American Alliance of CDFI CEOs, my guest for today’s SFP conversation. Lenwood joins me to tell us the story behind the article.