Boston University’s Initiative on Cities and the National League of Cities presented their latest research findings at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas Sunday afternoon, detailing that most U.S. mayors who were surveyed said access to education, housing, healthcare and job opportunities were better for white people.

As part of a partnership with the Rockefeller Foundation’s 100 Resilient Cities initiative, Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announced Thursday that the Transatlantic Policy Lab will come to the city to create...