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Tag: entrepeneurship

Posted inPerspectives

Public banking can help bridge the racial wealth gap in the post-pandemic recovery

by Ameya Pawar and Harish I. Patel July 7, 2020July 7, 2020

By using public money to create local funds, public banks can reverse decades of racist disinvestment to repair Black and Brown communities hardest hit by the COVID-19 recession.

Posted inGovernment and Politics

A look at both sides of the fight for equity in Chicago’s legal cannabis industry

by Mark Braboy April 20, 2020April 30, 2020
Posted inGovernment and Politics

Six things to know about Illinois’ historic marijuana legalization law

by Josh McGhee January 1, 2020January 3, 2020
Posted inTCR Talks

‘Freeway’ Rick Ross’ advice to black Chicagoans heading into the legal marijuana business: don’t sell out

by Josh McGhee December 13, 2019December 13, 2019
Posted inGovernment and Politics

Marijuana dispensary rollout illustrates fears that social equity measures are just blowing smoke

by Josh McGhee November 22, 2019December 13, 2019
Posted inCriminal Justice

Has weed been overpoliced in your neighborhood? Map shows where entrepreneurs could qualify for a boost

by Josh McGhee October 31, 2019December 13, 2019
Posted inEmployment and Labor

Worker cooperatives face particular challenges in Illinois

by La Risa Lynch October 17, 2018November 16, 2018
Posted inEconomic Development, Perspectives

Worker-owned co-ops: a model to build wealth for low-income communities in Chicago

by G. Sequane Lawrence May 31, 2018June 7, 2018
Posted inEmployment and Labor, Multimedia, Video

Video: Entrepreneurship a road to re-entry for some ex-offenders

by La Risa Lynch September 26, 2016May 22, 2017
Posted inEconomic Development

In Chicago’s Woodlawn neighborhood, untapped economic opportunity

by Adeshina Emmanuel July 1, 2015February 22, 2019

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