Who Gets Funded When Equity Gets Blocked?

About this episode

Dr. Nsenga Burton discusses the implications of the Fearless Fund ruling on Black women entrepreneurs and the broader issues of equity and access to capital.

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/who-gets-funded-when-equity-gets-blocked Episode Video Link: In this audio episode of Need to Know with Dr. Nsenga Burton , Dr. Burton discusses the Fearless Fund ruling and the larger fight over Black women entrepreneurs, access to capital, systemic racism, workplace equity, and DEI rollback . This conversation asks a hard question: when systems already limit opportunity, what happens when targeted support is attacked too? What you will learn Why the Fearless Fund ruling matters How Black women entrepreneurs face unequal access to capital Why equity programs are being challenged What this means for power, politics, culture, and economic justice ▶︎ In This Episode 0:00, Introduction 0:42, Fearless Fund ruling 2:00, Capital barriers 4:00, Why support matters 6:00, Equity under attack 7:25, Closing Embrace L.E.S.S to eliminate all forms of discrimination. Learn: Educate yourself in cultural and racial realities. Empathy: Understand and respect different lived experiences. Share: Share your knowledge and your story to uplift others. Stop: Stop discrimination when you see it. 🔗 Resources Links and resources…

People in this episode

Guest: Dr. Nsenga Burton

Topics covered

• equity
• Black women entrepreneurs
• access to capital
• systemic racism
• workplace equity
• DEI rollback
• economic justice

Keywords

• Fearless Fund
• Black women
• entrepreneurs
• capital access
• systemic racism
• equity programs
• economic justice

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Organizations: Fearless Fund, A Black Executive Perspective

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