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HBCU Money’s 2019 African American Owned Bank Directory | HBCU Money

May 10, 2019May 10, 2019African American Economics, African American Wealth ...

Travis Loller, Associated Press, HBCU Money Dr. James Hildreth dissects a frog Friday, March 29, 2019, with seventh grader Keyshawn Walker at the Haynes Middle Health/Medical Science Design Center in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Travis Loller). Featured Image [dropcap]NASHVILLE[/dropcap], Tenn. (AP) — The number of African-American men entering medical school hasn’t budged since the late 1970s, […]

REPORT: 10 Strategies to Address Structural Forces Behind Racial Wealth Inequality | Colorlines

April 18, 2019April 18, 2019KOLUMN Magazine

The racial wealth divide is greater now than it was 40 years ago—and a new report says that persistent structural racism is causing the gap to grow.

African American Economics: Real Facts | Black Enterprise

March 7, 2019March 23, 2019African American Economics, KINDR'D ...

Black Enterprise Editors, Black Enterprise iStock/Kate Sept 2004, Featured Image [dropcap]Black[/dropcap] families are more confident about achieving the American Dream than the general population. However, African Americans fall short on executing life-changing measures such as accumulating wealth, being better prepared for retirement and building up savings. Here are a few facts (and advice) about African […]

West Chester Woman’s New Female Wellness App on Track to Generate $3.5 Million by 2020 | Vista Today

March 5, 2019March 5, 2019KOLUMN Magazine

Mark Hostutler, Vista Today Tam Williams launched her She’s It SHEapp in October 2018. Photo by Shawn Sims/Truevine Photography. Featured Image [dropcap]Launched[/dropcap] last year by West Chester resident Tam Williams, SHEapp offers women an empowering wellness platform that focuses on all aspects of their health, writes Melissa Jacobs for Main Line Today. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Williams’s […]

Black-Owned Shops, Restaurants, Day Spas & More Boom In Philadelphia | Visit Philly

February 19, 2019March 23, 2019#BuyBlack, African American Economics ...

Visitors To Philly Can Support Independent, Brick-And-Mortar African-American Businesses

The Racial Wealth Gap Could Become a 2020 Litmus Test | The Atlantic

January 25, 2019March 23, 2019African American Economics, African American Wealth ...

With black votes in the balance in the Democratic primary, would-be candidates are already developing aggressive policies to target inequality.

The Racial Wealth Gap Could Become a 2020 Litmus Test | The Atlantic

January 18, 2019January 18, 2019KOLUMN Magazine

With black votes in the balance in the Democratic primary, would-be candidates are already developing aggressive policies to target inequality.

Fight For $15 Minimum Wage Back at Forefront in Md. | The Washington Informer

January 17, 2019January 17, 2019KOLUMN Magazine

William J. Ford, The Washington Informer | AP Photo/Mary Altaffer. Featured Image [dropcap]ANNAPOLIS[/dropcap]— State lawmakers, activists, business owners and workers held a press conference Monday inside the House of Delegates in support of raising Maryland’s minimum hourly wage to $15. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Many of the same proponents gathered in the same room at the same […]

The American Dream Isn’t for Black Millennials | The New York Times

January 7, 2019African American Economics, African American Wealth ...

What I learned from talking to more than 70 of my peers — and trying to buy a house.

Under Ben Carson, more families live in HUD housing that fails health and safety inspections | NBC News

November 27, 2018African American Economics, African American Health ...

While HUD Secretary Ben Carson pledged to fix low-income housing, the number of properties cited for health and safety violations has been on the rise.