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Racial Inequities Persist for Black People in Retirement
By Ethnic Media Services Recent studies reveal that many Black workers face significant challenges leading to early retirement. Factors like poorer health and more physically demanding jobs contribute to this trend. As a result, financial...
Guaranteed Income Helps Move Almost 300 People Into Housing After One Year
By: Bennito L. Kelty, Westword Denver's basic income pilot is changing lives! Over 800 Coloradans experiencing homelessness received direct cash payments with no strings attached. The one-year report shows a 45% increase in securing housing and...
The Court Ruling to Halt The Fearless Fund Fails Black Women
By Aisha Nyandoro, TIME Programs like the Fearless Fund are essential in addressing systemic inequities and ensuring equal access to opportunities for all individuals. We must defend these initiatives and fight against attacks on efforts to right...
The Urgent Case For Supporting Marginalized Groups In Today’s Society
By Sughnen Yongo, Forbes The decline in DEI initiatives in the workforce is concerning, especially with ongoing gaps that need addressing. Economic factors and policies have led to fatigue around DEI, impacting marginalized groups. Despite...
Let The Games Begin: Met Fest 2024
By Demarco Rush The first annual Met Fest convention took place at the Entertainment and Sports Arena in Washington, DC, focusing on esports, tech, and STEM opportunities for children and teens in underrepresented communities. (Read...
Decades of Disinvestment: Historic Redlining and Mortgage Lending Since 1981
The National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) has just released a comprehensive analysis of Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) data spanning 40 years. The report reveals that despite laws against discriminatory lending practices, race-based...
Gender pay gaps vary by state, industry, job and race and ethnicity. Here’s where pay disparities are the widest
Census data shows women earning 84 cents for every dollar men make, with even bigger disparities for women of color and those in finance. Despite education and industry, the pay gap persists. By Alex Gailey, Bankrate (Read...
The Racial Wealth Gap, 60 Years Since the Civil Rights Act
New report from The National Urban League sheds light on the racial wealth gap and calls for action to address systemic inequality. By David Brancaccio and Alex Schroeder, Marketplace (Read...
How Reparations Could Improve Black Health and Wellbeing
Reparations should be a public health priority. For too long, Black individuals have experienced disparities that have impacted the quality of their lives. Reparations can help break down these barriers and close the health gap, so everyone has an...
Visualizing the Racial Wealth Gap
Undeniably, discrimination, structural inequality, and biases in institutions are the root causes of the vast racial wealth gap in the United States. By Ricardo Mimbela & Katie Duarte, ACLU (Read...