Fairfield County's Community Foundation (FCCF), in partnership with TEAM Westport, brings their In Community Conversation Series to The Westport Library. Louise Story and Ebony Reed, authors of the groundbreaking book, Fifteen Cents on the Dollar: How Americans Made the Black-White Wealth Gap, will join FCCF President and CEO Mendi Blue Paca for a panel discussion with local community leaders who are active in driving change here in Fairfield County and the State, followed by an audience Q+A.
The panel includes:
Fifteen Cents on the Dollar: How Americans Made the Black-White Wealth Gap has been referred to as the definitive book on the racial wealth gap by MSNBC's Morning Joe and has been recognized for its compelling narrative and thorough research by The New Yorker, Fast Company, Amanpour & Company, and The New York Times.
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Louise Story is a prize-winning investigative journalist who spent more than 15 years at the New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, where she was the top masthead editor running coverage strategy. Her work investigating corruption led to the largest kleptocracy forfeiture in U.S. history, a scandal known as the 1MDB case. Her work during the 2008 financial crisis led to a multi-billion dollar settlement in the derivative market and to Goldman Sachs’s S.E.C. settlement. Projects she led have received honors including Emmy Awards, Pulitzer Prize finalist citations, and Online News Association awards. Louise’s film The Kleptocrats aired on the BBC, Apple and Amazon. She teaches about racial wealth gaps at The Yale School of Management.
Ebony Reed is a seasoned journalism leader who has led coverage and operations with a focus on community news. She began her career as a reporter at The Plain Dealer, covering Cleveland public schools, documenting public education’s inequities, with her work recognized by The Investigative Reporters & Editors organization. At the Detroit News, she managed the local coverage during the 2008 economic crisis. Now the Chief Strategy Officer at The Marshall Project, she has held other senior roles at the Associated Press, Boston Business Journal, and The Wall Street Journal. She has taught at a half dozen institutions, including co-teaching with Louise Story at The Yale School of Management.
