The people and moments building KFF's future.
Weekly dispatches from Roots & Futures, Tuesdays with Junior, and the scholars, partners, and programs carrying KFF's four pillars forward.
October: The Hidden Code
We were told the numbers, the science, the code were neutral. October's hidden-code workers knew better: someone always has to…
Sidney Jones: Champion in Her First Month at Tuskegee
A year ago Sidney Jones was on a gap year in Los Angeles, working on the part of her game…
September: The Engineers of Access
We were told the classroom wasn't built for us. September's educators knew better: access was never given, it was engineered,…
This Month: Coming Full Circle, Then Packing Up
Tuesdays with Junior | Monthly Recap | August 2026 August opened with Junior doing something new: not training for himself,…
Sidney Jones: The Other Side of the Game
Sidney Jones was about eight years old when tennis found her. "After the first lesson, that was it." Eleven years…
Shane Hines: The Work Was Already Happening
Shane Hines set his goals for the year in a video he filmed by himself, at the end of a…
August: The Ministers of Stillness
We were taught rest was earned only after the fight was won. August's visionaries knew better: stillness was never a…
This Month: Back Home, Building Toward What’s Next
Tuesdays with Junior | Monthly Recap | July 2026 July is Junior settling into a version of home he hasn't…
$200 Billion: Africa’s Creative Economy by 2030
At the Milken Institute's MEA Summit in Abu Dhabi, on a panel called "Creative Currency," Boris Kodjoe stood alongside investors…
The Advisory Side Should Look Like Us
Nicole Ari Parker's Milken Institute panel on the feminization of wealth wasn't only about women controlling more assets than ever…
What $1.6 Billion Looks Like When a Diaspora Shows Up
In 2019, Full Circle Africa's own campaign helped generate a wave of global attention that, according to Boris Kodjoe's official…
The Save-Your-Money Family
Before Nicole Ari Parker ever stood on a Milken Institute stage talking about the feminization of wealth, she grew up…