By 2020, Boston and Greater Boston stood out — among other metropolitan areas — as places with high shares of foreign-born Black residents. Learn more in our report, “Great Migration to Global Immigration: A Profile of Black Boston.” buff.ly/4cn52QG

Our new brief — “Mass. Migration: An Analysis of Outmigration from Massachusetts Over the Last Two Decades” buff.ly/43Nt7fl — explains that Massachusetts’ population growth hides the fact that many people are leaving the state, including high numbers of young adults.

In our new brief, “Breaking Down Asset Types by Race,” buff.ly/3JbRfPzwe look at who owns both financial assets, like stocks and retirement accounts, and who owns nonfinancial assets, like cars, a business, or equity in a home.

Learn more in the brief.

Saynab Maalin, our new intern, is a graduate student at The Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University.

Check out the zoning news in this week’s Upzone Update. buff.ly/4aO0Mb5

This update focuses on how an urban design team is rethinking Watertown Square. There's also news about the latest MBTA Communities votes.

Check out our 'Racial Wealth Equity Chartbook,' buff.ly/3U6N7qd

Check out the new updates on our MBTA Communities Tracker Map. buff.ly/3SWlluP We’ve added a new category called, “Adopted Zoning but not yet submitted Compliance Application.”

There are a number of new communities in this new category, including Danvers and Taunton.

Yesterday the LB 2024 class gathered to explore Boston’s neighborhoods.

While they were out exploring most of the day, they did gather YW Boston offices to hear from Boston Indicators and discuss what they saw during their visits!

Hidden in Massachusetts’ population growth is a concerning trend: residents are leaving and moving to other parts of the country. Learn more in our new brief — “Mass. Migration: An Analysis of Outmigration from Massachusetts Over the Last Two Decades” buff.ly/43Nt7fl

Latinos in Massachusetts face economic challenges and opportunities. Learn more in our '¡Avancemos Ya!' report: buff.ly/3QPds9f

Learn more in our report, 'Global Greater Boston: Immigrants in a Changing Region' buff.ly/3uE1nga

In our report, “Great Migration to Global Immigration: A Profile of Black Boston,” buff.ly/4cn52QG we explore the diversity and economic wellbeing of Greater Boston’s Black residents.

One area where there are large racial gaps is in business ownership.

In this week’s Upzone Update buff.ly/3vpwNHA, Katherine Levine Einstein, a Political Science professor at Boston University, shares research her students conducted on the Massachusetts’ MBTA Communities Law and how it’s being implemented in four communities.

White House officials have included our report “Zoned Out” buff.ly/3wZsmUc

in “The 2024 Economic Report of the President,” buff.ly/3vdR9nc in a chapter on increasing the supply of affordable housing. To learn more, check out both reports.

Since the 1920s, residents of Newton, Mass., have debated whether zoning laws should allow for multifamily housing or favor single family homes. A century later, that debate continues, as we explain in our new brief, “Race and Class Zoning in Newton.” buff.ly/3VwwsO5

In our brief, “Care Work and the Racial Wealth Gap,” buff.ly/4c9a8jj we explore inequities that care workers face. One example: these workers are less likely to receive benefits that improve their economic security such as affordable health insurance or retirement plans.

Lucas Munson, our new Senior Research Analyst, works at the intersection of data and policy, with an emphasis on digital tools and community engagement. His past positions have been at a variety of nonprofit and public entities, including the Massachusetts Housing Partnership.

The state’s MBTA Communities law seems a lot bigger than it is, Luc Schuster says in a new opinion piece in “CommonWealth Beacon.” buff.ly/3PhiCuJ That’s because cities and towns can draw their zoning maps around housing that already exists.

Check out the article.

In the latest Upzone Update newsletter buff.ly/3IzolZa, guest author, Suffolk University Law Professor John Infranca, weighs in on the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Complaint against Milton. He argues that AG Campbell’s suit against the town should succeed.

Check out the news about new report, “Global Greater Boston: Immigrants in a Changing Region.” buff.ly/3uE1nga

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