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Fiscal Justice for HBCUs
Featured image of the Emancipation Oak at Hampton University by Jerry Gammon. The Story in Brief This post draws from Activest's report Fiscal Justice Investment and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), published in November of 2026. An executive...
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Fiscal Justice for HBCUs
Featured image of the Emancipation Oak at Hampton University by Jerry Gammon. The Story in Brief This post draws from Activest's report Fiscal Justice Investment and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), published in November of 2026. An executive...
Agent of Impact: Napoleon Wallace, Southern Reconstruction Fund: Restorative capital for Black wealth
nNapoleon Wallace’s presence was all over the recent Mission Investors Exchange conference in Baltimore. …As the co-founder of Activest, which showcased its “fiscal justice” strategy to center racial equity in fixed-income investments. …As a founding...
The 2022 Joan Bavaria Award is presented to co-founder Napoleon Wallace
nCeres and Trillium Asset Management were deeply honored to present the 2022 Joan Bavaria Award to Napoleon Wallace at Evening with Ceres. Napoleon is a pioneering leader and strategic thinker who has launched, led, and advised numerous successful impact-focused...
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