Race Place Policy Podcast: Recent Episodes
Paul Williams
Welcome to the Race, Place, and Policy Podcast, our first podcast for PPL. Many folks might know that PPL has been building communities and building success through affordable housing and career training for 50 years now. We thought another way to build communities and build success is through ideas and dialogue. We hope this space will be a place where we can have engaging discussions, promote ideas, listen to needs, and identify hurdles that we all need to overcome. Solutions can’t come from nowhere. They need a laboratory, a workshop to develop and shape. We hope this is that workspace.
Guest host María C. Pabón Gautier talks with two PPL vice presidents about being women of color in the affordable housing space.
Host Paul Williams is joined by CommonBond Communities President & CEO Deidre Schmidt and Beacon Interfaith Housing President & CEO Chris LaTondresse to discuss the state of affordable housing.
This month our conversation is about advancing public leadership and what it takes to create vibrant, healthy communities, including how neighborhood building and investment can play a role. We’ve known for some time that stable housing and strong neighborhoods contribute to healthy places and healthy lives and improved well-being. We're joined by Dr. Nisha Botchwey, dean of the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota
Paul Williams talks Diversity Equity and Inclusion and how organizations can walk the walk when it comes to integrating DEI work into organizational culture.
Host Paul Williams is joined by Urban Homeworks Executive Director AsaleSol Young for an intense discussion on peacekeeping and place in our neighborhoods.
Join PPL President and CEO Paul Williams and his guest, Shannon Smith Jones of Hope Community for a lively conversation about place, neighborhood, challenges, and opportunity
Host Paul Williams talks about opportunity and innovation in relation to community development with construction company CEO, Nawal Noor of Noor Companies.
Host Paul Williams is joined by Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity President and CEO, Chris Coleman to talk about how racial equity is framing building affordable housing.
Join host Paul Williams as he talks with McKnight Foundation President Tonya Allen on rebuilding community in the Twin Cities.
Join host Paul Williams and guest Henry Rucker to discuss the disparities of Black homeownership, especially in Minnesota, and how helping new buyers can create more equity in communities.
Join host Paul Williams as he talks about how to engage youth with Youthprise president Marcus Pope.
Join host Paul Williams with guest Anthony Taylor of the Cultural Wellness Center as they discuss building community, with community engagement.
Join PPL CEO Paul Williams with guest, Sondra Samuels, the CEO of the Northside Achievement Zone for a discussion on Neighborhood Vitality.
PPL welcomes First Independence Bank, the first Black-owned bank in the Twin Cities. Join Paul Williams and FIB CEO Kenneth Kelly to discuss the process, the need, and the equity implications of a new financial asset for BIPOC communities.
PPL has been building communities and building success through affordable housing and career training for 50 years now.
We thought another way to build communities and build success is through ideas and dialogue. We hope this space will be a place where we can have engaging discussions, promote ideas, listen to needs, and identify hurdles that we all need to overcome. Solutions can’t come from nowhere. They need a laboratory, a workshop to develop and shape. We hope this is that workspace.