Financial Reserves and the Racial Wealth Gap
Black and Latino households have less to fall back on when the times get tough.
Racial Equality
Black Families Have a Major Stake in the Future of the Postal Service
USPS is a vital source of decent jobs for Black workers. It could also narrow the racial wealth divide by expanding financial services.
Five Painful Charts on Covid and Black America
This Black History Month, hard data reveal how the pandemic has widened racial divides.
Ending the Subminimum Tipped Wage Is a Step Towards Building Black Worker Power
A leading Black worker advocate calls on policymakers to understand that what benefits Black workers, benefits us all.
A California Cooperative Tackles Inequality by Reimagining the Future of Housing
By working towards creating 'land without landlords,' this East Bay cooperative is helping communities build pathways to collective property ownership and community wealth.
Wall Street Money, Racism, and the Politics of Anti-Democracy
While the backpedaling is now in full swing, big financial firms have long supported a virulently anti-democratic strain in American politics that always takes aim at people of color.
Obama Didn’t Close the Racial Wealth Divide. Can Biden?
Dr. King called moderation the 'great stumbling block in the stride toward freedom.' Biden should heed that warning today.
A Black Agrarian Collective is Working To Build a Self-Sufficient Community
The Maryland-based initiative targets people who have historically helped to build the wealth of this society but had no real participation in that wealth.
The Federal Government Owns 92% of Student Debt. Will Biden Wipe It Out?
Lifting these financial burdens would help individual debt holders meet daily needs, reduce the racial wealth gap, and give a boost to the national economy.