Public Equity Group

03/06/2026

This week we announce the launch of “Viva DEI” (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion) to help organizations sustain & deepen equity work amidst backlash.

Please check it out, share any feedback & help spread the word.

Viva DEI!

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion. Still Necessary.Still Possible. Equity Work MattersOur communities face increasing structural barriers to success; these barriers demand renewed attention. Why DEI DEI Is Not IllegalDespite the heated rhetoric, most diversity, equity, and inclusion work that was legal b...

01/20/2025

A prayer for MLK Day:

“May all beings everywhere be happy and free, and may the thoughts, words, and actions of my own life contribute in some way to that happiness and to that freedom for all”

Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu

Let's look more closely at the meaning of each word of this invocational mantra: lokah: location, realm, all universes existing now samastah: all beings

11/02/2024

PEG & CFLeads are pleased to announce release of a series of case studies & synthesis report documenting the equity journeys of 13 community foundations that participated in the Racial Equity Network, 2017-present (the Network is led by CFLeads, w/ design & implementation support from PolicyLink & PEG).

These studies capture the remarkable partnership work underway in communities across the country, including work to reduce community displacement & increase housing access & affordability, improve high school graduation rates, raise public awareness about the root causes of racial disparities & much more.

Learn more about the equity journeys of 13 community foundations that participated in the CFLeads Racial Equity Network (2017-present).

10/31/2024

In 2020, with funding & other support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Learning For Action & Public Equity Group launched the Equity Learning Lab (ELL), a first-of-its-kind national initiative to help health organizations accelerate their racial equity journeys and deepen their impact.

We’re excited to share the new ELL website - full of tools, resources, and insights from the 3-year effort!

Explore how health-focused organizations are transforming health systems through racial equity with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Access case studies and resources to support equity journeys.

10/18/2024

“Our role as youth development professionals, parents, teachers, and caregivers is to equip today’s young generation with the capacity to give and to receive love—and to re-imagine the future—starting with our responsibility to each other and the natural world”

Dr. Virgil Moorehead Jr., Executive Director, Two Feathers Native American Family Services

This SSIR article by Virgil Moorehead, executive director of Two Feathers Native American Family Services, highlights the importance of Indigenous wisdom in supporting youth mental health, particularly Native American youth, who face challenges like intergenerational trauma, poverty, and social alie

01/31/2024

EEOC Commissioner: “Race/s*x can’t even be a ‘motivating factor’ [in employment] - nor a plus factor, tie-breaker, or tipping point”

So what can employers do to protect diversity programs?!
https://www.publicequitygroup.org/scotus-sffa

01/09/2024

“Godfather” of deep canvassing Dave Fleischer has launched a project providing positive, practical ways to: “help save our democracy; get more voters to stand against Trump & anyone like him; become a more effective and humane persuader” & more

The latest chapter (“What helps us connect with people who are different from us?”) features PEG founder John Newsome.

You may have noticed: almost all of my writing describes what it’s like connecting with someone who, in some noticeable way, is not just like us. The differences are many: race, class, ethnicity, religion, s*x, s*xual identity, gender identity, age, disability, physical appearance, political party...

06/30/2023

SCOTUS ruling creates hardship for organizations: "[Per PEG's legal team] SCOTUS' legal reasoning... could be applied in other cases aiming to end companies' ability to use race as a factor in training, leadership and mentorship programs designed to correct historic underrepresentation" (Financial Times)

https://www.publicequitygroup.org/news/2023/6/30/corporate-diversity-in-the-crosshairs-after-us-supreme-court-ruling?fbclid=IwAR0eF7aCs1OsJmT8mhqp4VmG2xNcS-LDhIs50Yny-CRDGZLVsSBbN3ALb4I

Decision striking down affirmative action in college admissions expected to invite a wave of challenges to companies’ policies

05/26/2022

"Take your heartache, your fear, your anger and sadness, and channel them into action"

"Call on your elected officials to pass commonsense legislation now that protects the safety and lives of children"

We work to pass legislation on school safety and gun violence prevention. Help us ensure laws prevent gun violence and keep our students safe.

03/23/2022

PEG is profiling several organizations’ important work to embed racial equity across their work and operations.
The Greater Milwaukee Foundation is below!

Although PEG has always favored clients and leaders with a deep commitment to vulnerable populations -- e.g., low-income people, people of color, immigrants, LGBT people -- over the past few years PEG has redoubled its equity focus, seeking out more partners who (like PEG) explicitly place equity at...