Center for Economic Inclusion
The Center hosts Reckoning to Rise, a series of forums for employers to gain the knowledge, tools and relationships necessary to take action and unite in pursuing shared accountability for investments to increase shared prosperity and inclusive economic growth. Through the series, we elevate the voices of Black, Indigenous, Asian and Latino workers, business owners, investors, bankers, and executives working on the front lines to accelerate business growth and close racial wealth gaps
2021-2022 Reckoning to Rise Digital Workshops
Featured, 2021:
Jan. 15, 2021 / Center for Economic Inclusion Hosts New Documentary, “Reckoning to Rise Together” and Virtual Discussion with Black Business Owners
Special guests:
Jim Mills (Owner, J-Klips); Kiara Ellis (Owner, Nail Bar);and Tim Wilson (Owner, Urban Lights Music)
Mar. 15, 2022 / Reckoning for Women of Color, Money, and the Workplace
Special guests:
Dr. Candace Steele Flippin (Senior Vice President, Chief Communications Officer, Acuity Brands; publisher, WorkStats™; author, “Generation Z in the Workplace” and “Millennials in the Workplace;” host, Beyond the Gap podcast); De’Vonna L. Pittman (Director of inclusive Growth, Center for Economic Inclusion); and Breanne Rothstein (Economic Development and Housing Director, City of Brooklyn Park)
Guest Moderator: Nneka Constantino (Vice President, Senior Financial Advisor, Merrill Lynch; Host, Financial Fitness, 89.9 KMOJ FM)
Feb. 10, 2022 / Reckoning for Equity, Health, and Wellness
Special guests:
James C. Burroughs II (Vice President, Chief Equity & Inclusion Officer, Children’s Minnesota); Thomas Harris, Jr., FACHE (Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare); Vayong Moua (Director of Racial Health Equity Advocacy, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota); and Stella Whitney-West (Chief Executive Officer, NorthPoint Health & Wellness Center)
Feb. 3, 2022 / Reckoning to Grow Wealth and Business Ownership
Special guests:
Melissa L. Bradley (Managing Partner, 1863 Ventures; Co-Founder, Ureeka; and Adjunct Faculty/Professor of Practice, Georgetown University McDonough School of Business); Char Dobbs (COO, The Activate Network); Gloria Contreras Edin (Owner & Founder, Contreras & Metelska, PA); Gloria Freeman (Founder & CEO, Olu's Home, Inc., Olu's Beginnings, Olu’s LLC, Beauté Atout, and BW Limited Holdings); Shawntera Hardy (Co-Founder, Fearless Commerce); D'Angelos Svenkeson (Co-Founder & CEO, NEOO Partners Inc.) ; and Joanna Trotter (Executive Director/Senior Program Officer, JPMorgan Chase)
Jan. 24, 2022 / Reckoning for Wealth Equity: Unleashing the Power of the Tax Code for Equity
Special guests:
Dorothy Brown (Professor of Law, Emory University School of Law; and author, “The Whiteness of Wealth: How the Tax System Impoverishes Black Americans and How We Can Fix It”); Robert Doty (Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Revenue); Nan Madden (Director, Minnesota Budget Project); and David McGee (Executive Director, Build Wealth MN)
Presenting Partners:
Minnesota Department of Revenue
Minnesota Budget Project
Dec. 2, 2021 / Reckoning for Wealth Equity: Investing in Black-Owned Businesses
Special guests:
Amanda K. Brinkman (host, Small Business Revolution) and local Black-owned businesses leaders; Rick Harris, Owner & President, Ideal Commercial Interiors; Shonnah Hughes, Global Product Growth & Innovation Evangelist, Get Feedback, Inc.; Tameka Jones, Founder & CEO, Lip Esteem; and Sammy McDowell, Owner, Sammy’s Avenue Eatery
Nov 11, 2021 / Reckoning for Wealth Equity: Investing in Black Media and Black Voices for Change
Special guests:
Sheletta Brundidge (ShelettaMakesMeLaugh.com), Georgia Fort (BLCK Press), Mukhtar M. Ibrahim ( Sahan Journal), Batala McFarlane (Insight News), and Tracey Williams-Dillard (Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder)
Oct 7, 2021 / Reckoning with Workforce Equity and Inclusion
Special guests:
Shelley Stewart III (McKinsey Institute for Black Mobility); Char Dobbs (The Activate Network), Steve Grove (MN Dept. of Employment and Eco Development), Velma Korbel (Vice President and Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer, APi Group)
April 13, 2021 / Reckoning to Create an Equitable and inclusive Economy: Federal Policies & Actions
Special guests:
Willie Barney (Founder, President, and Facilitator, Empowerment Network; Alan Berube (Senior Fellow and Deputy Director, Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program); Andrea Ferstan (Vice President, Systems Innovation, Center for Economic Inclusion); and Heather Worthington (Principal, Worthington Advisors LLC)
Feb. 25, 2021 / Reckoning with the Heart of Philanthropy
Special guest:
Marcus Watson (President & Chief Executive Officer, GEO Funders)
Feb. 18, 2021 / Reckoning with the Economics of Place & Building Back Better
Special guests:
D’Angelos Svenkeson (Founder & CEO, NEOO Partners, Inc.; Pamela Lewis (Executive Director, New Economy Initiative; Nonresident Senior Fellow, Brookings); and Anisha Murphy (Director of Community Advancement-Twin Cities, Community Reinvestment Fund, USA)
Feb. 11, 2021 / Reckoning with Racism, Banking & Freedom on the Journey to Wealth Equity
Special guests:
Nneka Serwaa Constantino (Assistant Vice President and Sr. Financial Advisor, Merrill Lynch Wealth Management); JP Julien (Associate Partner, McKinsey & Company; and JaNay Queen Nazaire (Chief Strategy Officer, Living Cities)
Feb. 4, 2021 / Reckoning with Transit Equity
Special guests:
Nelima Sitati Munene (Executive Director, African Career, Education & Resource, Inc.); Aasim Shabazz (President, AskcSupply, and Co-Founder & President, Twin Cities Innovation Alliance); and Tashitaa Tufaa (President and CEO, Metropolitan Transportation Network, Inc.)
