Written by GREGORY D. SQUIRES, DOMINIC T. MOULDEN AND KALFANI N. TURE

"Angela Glover Blackwell set the tone in her keynote address when she called for a new national narrative on community development; one based on current demographic and economic realities, not just morality. [...] Recognizing the continuing racial and class segregation of cities she focused a laser on the significance of place in shaping the nation’s opportunity structure. She reminded the group how neighborhood determines [...] virtually all aspects of the quality of life, including life expectancy itself."

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The second annual Equitable Development Symposium will take place March 26, 2015.