Posts Tagged ‘Economic inequality’
Americans are taught FDR was the hero of the Great Depression. For one historian, that’s erasure
A new book about the Great Depression shows the important role Black workers and communities played that has often been lost to history.
Read More‘Our City Is Always Hurting’: Black New Orleans Residents Grapple With Inequity
While the nation has recently turned its attention to New Orleans, the city’s longstanding issues will persist after the spotlight leaves.
Read MoreJustice Department says Mississippi Senate paid a Black attorney less than her white colleagues for years
A current lawsuit alleges that a staff attorney of the state was paid less than her white peers and didn’t receive increases like them.
Read MoreHow many Black farmers are there in the US? Why we doubt the government stats
The USDA’s agricultural census appears to paint a more positive picture of Black farm ownership than exists in reality.
Read MoreThe Tulsa race massacre affected the ‘economic freedom’ of generations
While the Tulsa Race Massacre permanently reshaped lives, families, and communities, the Supreme Court ruled reparations were not necessary.
Read MoreFederal appeals court blocks Fearless Fund from issuing grants to only Black women
A group of unnamed petitioners who declared that their ineligibility for the Fearless Fund was discriminatory and harmful.
Read MoreA $1 million wealth gap now divides white families from Black and Hispanic ones, research shows
There is a longstanding and stark wealth gap between American families of different races according to research.
Read MoreClimate change driving demand for predatory loans, research shows
Pew released information about how Americans are targeted by predatory payday loan businesses during hot and cold seasons.
Read MoreButtigieg visits predominantly Black Alabama community following ABC News investigation about neighborhood flooding
One Black neighborhood in Alabama had a chance to speak to the Secretary of Transportation about a highway that has disrupted lives.
Read MoreHigh Rates of Suicide Among Young Black Men In Rural Areas: Study Reveals Systemic Failure
A new study, conducted by the University of Georgia researchers, finds young Black men in rural areas are dying by suicide at alarming rates. The study showed the suicides and suicidal ideations in this population are linked to growing up in low-resource environments and experiencing racial discrimination throughout adolescence.
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