Jeff Fuhrer breaks down false narratives about the U.S. economy—and how to change them to create more opportunity for all. He is the author of The Myth That Made Us: How False Beliefs about Racism and Meritocracy Broke Our Economy (and How to Fix It).Jeff's book: https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262552851/the-myth-that-made-us/Jeff's recent article for the Brookings Institution, "The cost of being poor is rising. And it’s worse for poor families of color": https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-c...

Marcus Walton, president and CEO of GEO, sits down with Equal Measure's Leon T. Andrews, Jr., to speak about the importance of culture and community in shifting philanthropic grantmaking.

Temi F. Bennett and Hanh Le from iF, A Foundation for Radical Possibility, talk about racial equity versus racial justice and disrupting norms in the philanthroptic sector.

Crystal Hayling, former executive director of the Libra Foundation, discusses her family’s roots in civil rights, the link between activism and democracy, and building intersectional movements for change. Learn more on The Measure.

Discover the power of hope and resilience in the pursuit of social justice with Amanda M. Navarro, executive director of Convergence Partnership. In our latest episode of The Measure, Amanda shares insights on scaling deep for transformative impact and how the partnership's strategic shift to centering racial justice is empowering grassroots movements.

adrienne maree brown grows healing ideas in public. Through her writing, music, and podcasts, adrienne has nurtured Emergent Strategy, Pleasure Activism, Radical Imagination and Transformative Justice as ideas and practices for transformation. Her work is informed by 25 years of social and environmental justice facilitation in support of Black liberation, her love of Octavia E. Butler and visionary fiction, and her work as a doula. She is the author and editor of several published texts.

Lisa Fitzpatrick, MD, MPH, MPA, is a board-certified infectious diseases physician and a medical epidemiologist. She discusses the costs, both human and financial, of low health literacy and the responsibility and opportunity for the health care system to make access to health information more equitable.

In this episode of The Measure, Chantel Rush Tebbe, Managing Director of the American Cities Program at the Kresge Foundation, shares insights on navigating power dynamics, the importance of community-driven solutions, and her personal journey shaped by familial experiences, illustrating the complex interplay between place, race, and systems change.

On today’s episode of The Measure, we learn from Gerri Spilka, Equal Measure’s founding director and past president. As we celebrate 40 years as an organization, Gerri takes us to the beginnings of the organization and a nascent evaluation field. 

Learn more about Clarence E. Anthony, CEO and Executive Director of the National League of Cities (NLC), and how America's cities, towns, and villages continue to build toward equity-driven change.