Three lessons for boosting postsecondary education and wages in Black-majority cities

This report focuses on seven cities: Detroit; Nashville, Tenn.; Tulsa, Okla.; Richmond, Va.; Philadelphia; Mobile, Ala.; and St. Louis. In each, we provided qualitative research, historical context, and disaggregated statistics in order to gain a clear vision of what is needed to help Black students and workers thrive. In this piece, we share three lessons from research and spotlight the city of St. Louis as a case study in equitable development.