For years, Robert F. Smith has leveraged not only his voice and influence, but focused his philanthropic efforts on tackling one of our country’s biggest challenges: racial disparities and inequities. Below are three examples of Smith’s creative efforts to reduce racial disparities and inequities in America.  Student Debt: Today, Black

Many private sector companies are embracing their role in creating more equitable workplaces, addressing racial inequality and even donating to causes working to end racism. Robert F. Smith argues that if we want to see lasting, meaningful change, this should just be the beginning of the private sector’s efforts to

Last week, Robert F. Smith joined actor Steve Harvey for a candid conversation as part of Beloved Benefit’s new series, which features national leaders to talk about race, economic mobility and building our communities in order to inspire deeper connections and spark action.  Across the conversation, there was a common

Prostate cancer is the third-leading cause of cancer death in the U.S., and African American men are 73 percent more likely to develop prostate cancer than any other race or ethnicity. Today, most genomic studies of prostate cancer focus on men of European ancestry. In order to better detect prostate

Robert F. Smith will be interviewed by radio personality Steve Harvey in the first episode of the “Beloved Benefit Conversation Series,” from the organizers of the annual “Beloved Benefit” gala.  The annual Beloved Benefit event raises millions of dollars for nonprofit organizations in the metro Atlanta area. To date, more

Robert F. Smith remembers a very specific experience growing up: “One of my good friends, I remember one of the teachers in high school told him that he should actually go become a bricklayer. He should, you know—[become] either a bricklayer or a carpenter. Now, this guy now has a