What COVID-19 Can Teach Us About Aging

Posted on September 4, 2020

This article is written by Lindsay M. Miller is a National Civic League Senior Fellow and ELGL COVID-19 Equity Ambassador. Lindsay wrote this article as part of the Equity Ambassadors Cohort. You can find all the articles for this cohort here. This article originally appeared on the National Civic Review.  During the first few months of...

The Questions Public Servants Should Ask to Promote Racial Equity

Posted on September 1, 2020

This article is written by Eric Walcott, Government and Public Policy Specialist, Michigan State University Extension. Eric wrote this article as part of the Equity Ambassadors Cohort. You can find all the articles for this cohort here.  I once heard someone say about local government, “Don’t tell me your priorities, show me your budget and I’ll...

How to Lift Up Communities with Opportunity Zones

Posted on August 26, 2020

This article is written by Chelsea Gaylord, Senior Economic Development Specialist, City of Colorado Springs. Chelsea wrote this article as part of the Equity Ambassadors Cohort. You can find all the articles for this cohort here.  For 2.5 hours, Colorado Springs’ nine city council members grilled representatives of a proposed 427-unit housing development in Southeast Colorado...

Racial Inequality Isn’t Always Visible, But That Doesn’t Mean It’s Not Hurting Us

Posted on August 11, 2020

This article is written by Helen Lei, Management Analyst Fellow, City of Los Altos, California. She wrote this article as part of the Equity Ambassadors Cohort. You can find all the articles for this cohort here.  In the past several months, it has been impossible to miss the news reports on the rapid spread of...

We’re Better Together (So Let’s Not Let COVID Tear Us Apart)

Posted on July 14, 2020

This article is written by Christopher K Orlea, PhD - Director of Parks & Recreation Pearland, TX. He wrote this article as part of the Equity Ambassadors Cohort. You can find all the articles for this cohort here.  You’re more than a number or a test result. Your life as you’ve lived it until this...

The Pandemic Exposes Our Equity Crisis — Now It’s Up to Us to Fix It

Posted on July 8, 2020

This article is written by Fabio Ramos de Andrade, Human Rights and Equity Analyst, City of Eugene, Oregon. Connect with Fabio by LinkedIn or email. He wrote this article as part of the Equity Ambassadors Cohort. You can find all the articles for this cohort here.  Since the novel coronavirus and the Covid-19 disease spread...