Charles T. Brown | Equity Summit 2024

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Charles T. Brown | Equity Summit 2024

By Rachel Ellis, January 9, 2024

Charles T. Brown, Founder and CEO of Equitable Cities, LLC, delivers a keynote presentation talking about ways to address the root causes of inequity, and framing that around the concept of Arrested Mobility.