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Racial Justice

After Parkland: Our Commitment to Action, to Our Values, and to the Leadership of Young People
March 2, 2018

Our President and CEO Cecilia Clarke reflects on actions taken by corporations and foundations in the wake of the Parkland school shooting, and highlights the Foundation’s 2016 decision to divest from gun manufacturers and our deep commitment to investing in the leadership of young people to advocate for policy change.

The Unacceptable Racial Disparities in School Discipline: Why We're Working to Create a Fair and Just New Model
May 12, 2017

The New York Civil Liberties Union has published a stunning analysis of new data made public through the Student Safety Act, which requires the New York City Police Department to issue quarterly reports on arrests, summonses, and other police-involved incidents in New York City public schools.

Advocacy Victory! Mayor Announces Plan to Close Rikers
April 3, 2017

All across New York City, criminal justice advocates and organizers are celebrating one of the biggest victories in recent memory: the Mayor’s announcement of a plan to close Rikers Island by 2027.

A Message to Our Grantees
November 10, 2016

We stand with you, today and every day. 

You are lifelines and you are visionaries. 

You protect, sustain, and empower our communities, while you lift up values, solutions, and roadmaps to propel us toward change.

For many of us, Tuesday’s decision opened the door to uncertainty and fear about what is to come. 

Yet, in the face of fear and uncertainty

In the face of racial injustice

In the face of deep economic inequity

In the face of religious persecution

Divestment and Our Commitment to Racial Equity
November 2, 2016

Today we are announcing that Brooklyn Community Foundation is formally divesting from private prisons, gun manufacturers, and predatory lenders in alignment with our commitment to advancing racial equity across all facets of its institution. 

What does Vermont’s most famous ice cream company know about racial justice?
October 13, 2016

Ben and Jerry’s is in the news—and not for a new flavor, but instead for a strong and exemplary stance on racial justice

New Report: Without Change, African-American and Latino Families Won't Match White Wealth for Centuries
August 9, 2016
Liane Stegmaier
Vice President of Communications and Strategy (She/Her/Hers)

A report released today by the Institute for Policy Studies and the Corporation for Enterprise Development, The Ever-Growing Gap, examines our country’s growing racial wealth divide and the trajectory of that divid

Gathering Our Community for Healing and Action
July 18, 2016

In response to the unceasing assaults on black women and men across our country, Brooklyn Community Foundation invited all of our grantees to join in a circle for reflection last Friday morning.

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