This episode originally aired in Aug. 2018.
“We’ve always been pretty comfortable talking about class, but we’ve done that because that keeps us from talking about race. We have not been comfortable in this country or in Indianapolis or Central Indiana talking about race. We’re not an outlier, in Indianapolis. No one has been good about this in America. We don’t know how, we’re not trained, we don’t even learn the real history of racial America.”
—Brian Payne, CICF president and CEO

In this special extended episode of For Good, Brian Payne has a candid conversation about CICF’s new mission, explains why the organization cannot talk about equity without talking about race; and shares his personal journey to understand the historic context of institutional racism in America.
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Transcription of episode available below.

WHO YOU’RE LISTENING TO

* Angela Cain – Angela Cain Communications
* Brian Payne – CICF president and CEO

DISCOVER MORE

* One City, Worlds Apart – a series from the Indianapolis Business Journal examining the growing gap between the affluent and poor
* The Equality of Opportunity Project – a focused study led by Harvard researcher, Raj Chetty
* The Brookings Institute – multiple graphs illustrating race gaps within the American middle class
* The Intertwined Crisis of Black Infant and Maternal Mortality – a study featured in The New York Times
* The Color of Money – book about the racial wealth gap by Mehrsa Baradaran, University of Georgia School of Law professor
* Our New Mission – blog post by Brian Payne
* Dismantling Institutional Racism: Our Journey – blog post by Pamela Ross, CICF’s vice president of opportunity, equity and inclusion
* The G. I. Bill Changed My Family’s Life – blog post by Brian Payne

Welcome to For Good, Central Indiana Community Foundation’s podcast highlighting stories about passion, purpose, and progress in central Indiana. At CICF, we believe in opportunity and equity. We believe that our communities and neighborhoods are stronger because of our diversity. And we believe that with innovation and boldness, central Indiana can be a place where everyone can reach their full potential, no matter their place, race, or identity.
This is our community. And these are your stories.
ANGELA: Transformation. That’s what CICF has been undergoing for a few years. It is seeking a more inclusive community where everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed. So CICF has developed a new mission to help make central Indiana a healthy and thriving community for everyone, not just for some.
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