Money talks. But can it listen?

That’s the question philanthropy needs to be asking itself as we seek to address the defining challenge in America’s socioeconomic landscape today: gaping inequality, especially in our great cities.

Take Atlanta, for instance. At its surface, the city is faring a lot better than many others in the South. It’s even one of two US cities where African Americans are doing the best economically.

When you peel back the layers, though, you see that Atlanta also leads the nation in income inequality. Too many people of color are being left behind. Good isn’t good enough.