The Chavis Chronicles

Urban Conservation Fund

Dr. Chavis talks to Phillip Howard, and Tony Richardson with The Conservation Fund, one of the largest conservation groups in the country. Howard and Richardson lead the effort to conserve, restore, and protect African American heritage sites in Alabama and Mississippi.

Urban Conservation Fund

26m 36s

  • Everett Sands, CEO Lendistry: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Everett Sands, CEO Lendistry

    S5 E526 - 27m 29s

    Dr. Chavis talks to Everett Sands, CEO Lendistry, a leading Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) focused on providing access to capital for underserved small businesses and nonprofit organizations. The CDFI prioritizes minority-owned businesses and those in economically distressed areas, offering loans that support long-term sustainability and community development.

  • Amanda Costa: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Amanda Costa

    S5 E525 - 26m 52s

    Dr. Chavis talks to global environmentalist Amanda Costa, founder of Perifa Sustentável, a youth-driven institute championing climate justice in Brazil. As a United Nations Youth Ambassador Amanda’s mission is to inspire marginalized communities to tackle climate challenges while amplifying their voices within the international climate movement.

  • Wole Coaxum, Founder and CEO of MoCaFi: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Wole Coaxum, Founder and CEO of MoCaFi

    S5 E524 - 26m 31s

    Wole Coaxum, Founder and CEO of MoCaFi, joins Dr. Chavis to discuss transformative strategies for empowering excluded communities by improving access to public, private, and social capital and solutions to address the needs of the 50 million unbanked and underbanked Americans.

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