E14: Long Term, Big Picture

Melony and Derek exchange insights with Courtney Brunson, a champion for economic and racial justice, and Director of the Greater Boston Partnership to Close the Racial Wealth Gap at the Boston Foundation. We begin with considerations of wealth-building strategies for Black communities, housing access complexities, and the role of fair housing in wealth creation.

But, the episode diverges from that path by taking a deeper dive into the cultural and societal growth of the City of Boston. We raise concerns about the socioeconomic factors in the landscape that challenge the city's cultural narrative, and explore whether the evolution of the American standard of beauty is a model for Boston to evolve its approach to "standards" of culture and inclusivity.