The Commons in Conversation
What can nonprofits and philanthropy do to bring Americans together and strengthen fractured communities? The Commons in Conversation gets answers in interviews with advocates, leaders, and thinkers, including philanthropist Reid Hoffman, author Barbara Kingsolver, and democracy scholar and nonprofit leader Danielle Allen. Join Chronicle of Philanthropy editors and writers as we explore solutions to division in America across lines of politics, race, class, gender, and more.
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The Commons in Conversation
La June Montgomery Tabron: A 'Powerful Journey' Toward Racial Healing
From its post in America’s heartland, the 95-year-old W.K. Kellogg Foundation has achieved a diversity in grant making that has eluded many foundations: In the past decade, more than 40 percent of its grant dollars have gone to organizations led by people of color.
La June Montgomery Tabron, CEO of the Battle Creek, Mich., grant maker, joins Chronicle of Philanthropy CEO Stacy Palmer to talk about what racial healing looks like in philanthropy and America. She also discusses her new book, How We Heal: A Journey Toward Truth, Racial Healing, and Community Transformation From the Inside Out, a personal reflection on her life and the foundation’s racial reconciliation work.
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Go Deeper
- Read about the priorities of the Kellogg Foundation.
- Learn more about Tabron's book How We Heal as well as her children's book, Our Differences Make Us Stronger.