U.S. Metro Areas

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Income Inequality & Social Mobility

Student loans, the racial wealth divide, and why we need full student debt cancellation

Andre M. Perry, Marshall Steinbaum, and Carl Romer

Wednesday, June 23, 2021

Young family

Demographics & Population

All recent US population growth comes from people of color, new census estimates show

William H. Frey

Wednesday, June 23, 2021

How private sector leaders are advancing racial equity

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT

Melodee Strong paints a mural at a Celebration of Life festival in honor of George Floyd, on the first anniversary of his death, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. May 25, 2021. REUTERS/Eric Miller

The Avenue

A year after George Floyd’s murder, corporate promises haven’t made Minneapolis more equal

Tawanna Black and Amy Liu

Thursday, June 17, 2021

Reports

Demographics & Population

America’s largest cities saw the sharpest population losses during the pandemic, new census data shows

William H. Frey

Tuesday, June 8, 2021

Memphis

Economic Development

Reinvesting in urban cores can revitalize entire regions

DW Rowlands and Tracy Hadden Loh

Wednesday, June 2, 2021

Broadband

Infrastructure

The American Rescue Plan is the broadband down payment the country needs

Adie Tomer and Caroline George

Tuesday, June 1, 2021

Race in American Public Policy

The true costs of the Tulsa race massacre, 100 years later

Andre M. Perry, Anthony Barr, and Carl Romer

Friday, May 28, 2021

NYC

Demographics & Population

Pandemic population change across metro America: Accelerated migration, less immigration, fewer births and more deaths

William H. Frey

Thursday, May 20, 2021

Blog Posts

Family at home

The Avenue

As Juneteenth becomes a federal holiday, the US needs a culture of reparations

Andre M. Perry and Rashawn Ray

Wednesday, June 16, 2021

End mass incarceration

The Avenue

To celebrate Juneteenth, elect officials focused on ending mass incarceration

Kristen Broady and Anthony Barr

June 15, 2021

Capitol building

The Avenue

Senate Republicans and Democrats agree: Time to close regional economic divides

Thursday, June 10, 2021

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Events

Examining the effects of student debt cancellation

10:00 AM - 11:15 AM EDT

State of the Capital Region 2021: Examining the pandemic’s impact on the geography of jobs

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT

Re-emerging from COVID-19: Why children and cities need play now more than ever

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

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Multimedia

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Podcast Episode

The 2020 election in blue metros and red states

David F. Damore, Bill Finan, and Robert E. Lang

Tuesday, October 6, 2020

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Podcast Episode

A new paradigm for valuing Black communities

Andre M. Perry and Robert Wicks

Friday, May 22, 2020

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Podcast Episode

How cities and states are responding to COVID-19

Amy Liu, Mark Muro, and Fred Dews

Friday, April 3, 2020

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More on U.S. Metro Areas

Rochester

How resident-led advocacy in Rochester, N.Y. is creating a more playful city

Thursday, June 10, 2021

FILE PHOTO: General Motors assembly workers connect a battery pack underneath a partially assembled 2018 Chevrolet Bolt EV vehicle on the assembly line at Orion Assembly in Lake Orion, Michigan, U.S., March 19, 2018. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo

Rebuilding America’s economy and foreign policy with ‘ally-shoring’

Elaine Dezenski and John C. Austin

Tuesday, June 8, 2021

kids playing

How local leaders can use American Rescue Plan funds to support playful learning in cities

Helen Shwe Hadani and Jennifer S. Vey

Tuesday, June 1, 2021

minneapolis

A year after George Floyd’s murder, corporate promises haven’t made Minneapolis more equal.

Tawanna Black and Amy Liu

Quartz Friday, May 28, 2021

Minneapolis

Helping residents ‘buy back the block’ with American Rescue Plan funds

Elwood Hopkins and Tracy Hadden Loh

Tuesday, May 25, 2021

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde (not pictured) at the Harpa Concert Hall, on the sidelines of the Arctic Council Ministerial summit, in Reykjavik, Iceland, May 19, 2021. Saul Loeb/Pool via REUTERS

Want the Summit for Democracy to develop solutions? Include local governments

Patrick W. Quirk and Eguiar Lizundia

Friday, May 21, 2021