2022 The Racial Wealth Gap: Housing and Wealth Building

In partnership with The Boston Foundation, the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, The Barr Foundation, and the Eastern Bank Foundation, the Chamber is a founding funder and partner in relaunching critical research to discover economic, policy, and community solutions that will successfully address the barriers that hinder the creation of generational wealth for communities of color.

This event includes highlighting stable, long-term strategies for building home equity in Massachusetts. The informative discussion will explore current high-impact work and investments and how the business community can lead the charge in urgently closing the racial wealth gap.

This event is hosted by: The Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce

ABOUT FIERCE URGENCY OF NOW

The Fierce Urgency of Now Festival brings together more than 1,000 diverse, young professionals of color and allies for 30+ transformative events. Organized by City Awake, the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce’s young professional platform, this is the ultimate festival to build connections, advance careers, and ignite positive change.

This festival is inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s. speech at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom where he described “the fierce urgency of now” — the pressing need for immediate action and lasting change in the face of racial injustice. Today and every day, we are answering this call to action to forge a more equitable, inclusive future for Greater Boston.