Black Communities Conference 2021

Black Communities Conference 2021 will take place March 15-24. Registration is now open! Our core mission is to foster collaboration among Black communities and universities for the purpose of enhancing Black community life and furthering the understanding of Black communities.

Webinar: NCGrowth — Black Placemaking For the Culture

Join NCGrowth, the North Carolina African American Heritage Commission and the Conservation Trust for North Carolina to explore how economically mindful heritage placemaking is taking shape in Black communities across the country.

$2M grant to UNC-Chapel Hill program will rebuild, fortify local economies across North Carolina and beyond

Funding from the Truist Foundation will support equitable economic development for communities hit hard by COVID-19 pandemic

Creating Prosperity – December 2021

It has been a busy year for the CREATE NCGrowth team! Read our 2021 highlights (including clients served, events and webinars hosted, new programs launched and grants received) and major plans for 2022.

Creating Prosperity – January 2022

CREATE Welcomes Inaugural Strategic Council. The CREATE Strategic Council convened for the first time in November. This Council will advise our work (1) providing technical assistance to communities and businesses in economically distressed regions; (2) changing local, state, national and international policy; and (3) generating relevant research and new data.

Knowledge

Creating and curating research that examines the fundamental determinants of shared economic prosperity

Policy

Empowering decision-makers to make the policy changes needed to end severe income and wealth inequality.

Prosperity

Creating prosperity for people and communities left behind because of unequal macro-economic growth.