The U.S. Court of Appeals recently suspended Fearless Fund’s grant program that supports Black women business owners. The ruling upholds the claim brought by the American Alliance for Equal Rights that the program is racially discriminatory. This decision is just the latest in a slew of legal battles that have been brought by anti-diversity groups that seek to use the …
We’re excited to share this article, “You Are Worthy; Let’s Go.” A Racial Justice Fund in St. Louis Plans a 100-Year Commitment to Change, from Inside Philanthropy featuring Deaconess President & CEO Bethany Johnson-Javois. Read the full article (pdf)
Deaconess Foundation envisions a community that values the health and well-being of all children and gives priority attention to the most vulnerable. This community only thrives if the allocation of power and distribution of resources, benefits, opportunities, and burdens are not predictable by, nor predicated on race. This vision and recent events have called us to reflect on our journey, …
by Rev. Dr. Starsky Wilson On April 14, when St. Louis was under shelter-in-place orders due to COVID-19, Walter Johnson, a Missouri native and professor at Harvard University released a new book. Weaving national taproots from the slave trade and Indian Wars through the police killing of Michael Brown, Jr., the text is entitled The Broken Heart of America: St. …