Announcing the Launch of the Boston Indicators Racial Wealth Equity Resource Center

Today, Boston Indicators is excited to launch our new Racial Wealth Equity Resource Center, part of a growing body of work on wealth and assets. Across Greater Boston, there’s new recognition that racial wealth inequity is among the most pressing issues we face. And there’s already some great research to help inform organizing efforts for change. But there’s a lot to digest, and it can be intimidating for non-experts to find venues for learning in an accessible way.

That’s where the RWERC (sounds like “our work”!) comes in. The site will serve as a platform for new research in three distinct ways:

• 1. The Resource Hub. This backbone of the site provides curated links to the best existing research on the racial wealth gap, organizing them by topics like Housing & Homeownership, Inheritances & Gifts, and Solutions. In many cases, our team has written brief research summaries to distill key findings for non-technical readers.
• 2. New policy research. Over time, Boston Indicators will be releasing new policy research, largely focused on promising asset-building strategies. The majority of these papers will be written in close partnership with other local researchers.
• 3. Research briefs and blog posts. These shorter pieces will be written by the Boston Indicators team and come out on a more regular basis.

Please explore the Racial Wealth Equity Resource Center and keep coming back over time to learn more.

We would like to thank the Barr Foundation for providing a generous grant to support the creation of the RWERC, as well as to the Boston Foundation for its ongoing operational support.