Philanthropy’s Role in Reparations and Building a Culture of Racial Repair | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.

Philanthropy’s Role in Reparations and Building a Culture of Racial Repair | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.

This article was originally published on The Bridgespan Group and can be viewed here. Introduction  In 2021, almost 100 years after local government officials in southern California seized the beachfront land of a Black couple to placate white neighbors complaining about a “Negro invasion,” the tide shifted. Ownership of Bruce’s Beach, once home to the couple’s thriving resort for Black beachgoers, was transferred back to the Bruce family. It me…