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New wealth gap data is a wakeup call

The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston released a study today confirming the racial wealth gap in our neighboring state of Massachusetts. Their research found that

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EVENT RECAP >> Wealth in Rhode Island

Money flows and asset ownership may not be the first things that come to mind when you think about Rhode Island’s history, but they have

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Play *Local Returns for Rhode Island* Bingo

In a recent post, we talked about local returns from our financial choices — the greatest benefits and the least harms for our community. Consider

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Move Your Money

April is Move Your Money Month, but around here we celebrate it all year round. Lately it seems like we don’t have that much control

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Fresh Fridays: Community Wealth Building

Thank you to ONE Neighborhood Builders for hosting a Fresh Friday on Community Wealth Building. We were honored to participate, along with David-Allen (Bear) Sumner,

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Shop Indie Art this year-end

The holidays are a great time to Shop Indie Art. (Actually, anytime is a great time in Rhode Island to choose from our local artists.)

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Shop Black-Owned

This February, Local Return joins many partners around the U.S. to support Black-owned businesses. Let’s inspire our communities to help build Black wealth and celebrate

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Local Return releases 2023 Policy Paper

COVID impacted everyone, but the people and places that were hit hardest were those without a “cushion.” Communities that lack a wealth of reserves in

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Shop Indie Art

October is Shop Indie Art Month. Local artists make our local places special. They help us reflect, observe, capture, provoke, mourn, and celebrate. They’re also