LISC Jacksonville, Jacksonville University (JU), and local historians and community leaders gathered to unveil a new headstone for Cpl. William Johnson, a formerly enslaved man who served in the Union Army during the Civil War.

By Matt Josephs, Senior Vice President for Policy

LISC’s Matt Josephs takes a look at the long-awaited modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), calling it "fair, workable and strong." But he also warns of the chilling effects of uncertainty, as a legal challenge stalls implementation of the final rule, and offers a series of next steps for banks, regulators and community development …

As a kid, one of the things my Pop Warner football team would do when we got close to the opponents’ field would be to break out into this wild chant, asking ourselves, “Who are we?” We evidently knew, but the goal was to be so loud and boisterous that it intimidated the other team. …