The Case for Empowerment

Changes in the American landscape are dictating the case for economic inclusion for minorities and workplace diversity, not because "it's the right thing to do." Rather, it's the smart thing to do.
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The Hope VI Experiment

Park Place, Birmingham's first mixed-income neighborhood, is springing up in an area once called "the poorest zip code in America." Can rich and poor live side by side in a new community? ::more::

East Meets West End

Princeton Baptist Medical Center has invested thousands of dollars renovating dilapidated homes in a West End neighborhood. Its investment and the arrival of Filipino nurses are creating interesting results.
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