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On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. While the speech is widely quoted for its hopeful message, we too often ignore the purpose of the speech and the specific demands of the march organizers – to advance the civil and economic rights of African Americans, and create good jobs with family-supporting wages for all.
More than 1.5 million residents fled the Bay Area between 2010 and 2016 due in part to the rising cost-of-living, including San Joseans who are increasingly forced out.
Angela Glover Blackwell, Founder in Residence of PolicyLink, started the organization in 1999 with a mission of advancing racial and economic equity for all.
A cooperative effort between the San Francisco Foundation, PolicyLink, and the USC Program for Environmental and Regional Equity, the Bay Area Equity Atlas went online in June 2019, raising the level of Internet exposures to the dynamics of inequality, gentrification, and development at work in one of the country's most hosting impacted regions. The interactive website allows users to explore data on critical measures connected to regional equity like housing burden, market rent, and gentrification risk.