PolicyLink talks race and class in a changing world (VIDEO)

Susan Mernit Mon, 27 Jun at 11:34pm
Manuel Pastor, director of the Program for Environmental and Regional Equity

Manuel Pastor, director of the Program for Environmental and Regional Equity

By Oakland Editorial Team

In this first video of the "America's Tomorrow" series, PolicyLink Founder and CEO Angela Glover Blackwell interviews Manuel Pastor - director of the Program for Environmental and Regional Equity at the University of Southern California.

In the interview Pastor – who is also professor of Geography and American Studies and Ethnicity at USC, and co-author with Blackwell and Stewart Kwoh of "Uncommon Common Ground: Race and America's Future' – sheds light on recent U.S. demographic changes and their impact on our nation's future.

This is part of a PolicyLink series on equity in a changing nation.

America's Tomorrow: Angela Glover Blackwell and Manuel Pastor from PolicyLink on Vimeo.

About Susan Mernit
Susan Mernit is the founder of Oakland Local. She is also a circuit rider for The Community Information Challenge, a program of The John S and James L Knight Foundation, and a consultant to non-profit and community organizations. Susan lives in North Oakland, near the Santa Fe school, with her partner, her housemate, a rescue dog named Cazzie, and a yard full of ants. She is an aspiring gardener, a long-time blogger & entrepreneur, and a recovering journalist who's found home in Oakland.