Name: Building Wealth in Boston: Barriers and Opportunities
Start: 2025-12-04T18:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-12-04T20:00:00-05:00
Location: Roxbury Community College

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After listening to over 150 Boston residents across 26 RealTalk Network conversations, The Boston Globe’s Money, Power, Inequality team invites you to unpack what we heard. Join a panel of community experts for concrete insights, tools, and strategies designed to increase wealth, expand financial literacy, and overcome persistent financial barriers.

Refreshments will be served.

Building Wealth in Boston: Barriers and Opportunities

Thursday, December 4, 2025

6 p.m.

RSVPs Closed

About the Event

After listening to over 150 Boston residents across 26 RealTalk Network conversations, The Boston Globe’s Money, Power, Inequality team invites you to unpack what we heard. Join a panel of community experts for concrete insights, tools, and strategies designed to increase wealth, expand financial literacy, and overcome persistent financial barriers.

Refreshments will be served.

Where

Agenda

5:30 p.m.

Doors Open

6:00–7:00 p.m.

Program: Panel + Q&A

7:00–8:00 p.m.

Reception + Community Gathering

Meet the Speakers

OPENING REMARKS

Dr. Jonathan K. Jefferson

President,

Roxbury Community College

MODERATOR

Katie Johnston

Reporter,
The Boston Globe

Ron Bell

Lead Organizer, Real Talk Network

Founder, Dunk The Vote

Glynn Lloyd

Executive Director,

Nectar Community Investments

Turahn Dorsey

President & Chief Executive Officer,

Eastern Bank Foundation

Lorna Rivera

Director, Gastón Institute and Professor of Education,

UMass-Boston

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