Recent attacks on DEI initiatives and shifts in immigration enforcement are fundamentally altering public investment, labor protections, and access to housing and capital.

Join us for a candid conversation with Tonantzin Carmona, a fellow at Brookings Metro and former Special Assistant to the President for Economic Policy under the Biden Administration. In this conversation, we will examine the critical intersection of civil rights and economic stability, analyzing how shifting civil rights protections impact wealth-building and opportunity across the United States and what is at stake when those protections weaken.