“What we found out with unlimited data is it’s still limited because they slow your internet down,” Wilson said.
MSN: The Broadband Gap’s Dirty Secret: Redlining Still Exists in Digital Form Read More »
Birmingham has given a green light to a $25 million deal with a national nonprofit that will build affordable homes in a historic neighborhood.
Birmingham Business Journal: Nonprofit Investing $25M to Build Homes in Ensley Read More »
President Biden’s replacement for Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mark Calabria stands to significantly alter the direction of the government-sponsored enterprises and the guessing game as to who will be named has begun.
American Banker: Mortgage Execs Begin Lobbying FHFA to Lift Lender Sales Cap Read More »
The digital lives of Americans with lower and higher incomes remain markedly different, according to a Pew Research Center survey of U.S. adults conducted Jan. 25-Feb. 8, 2021.
It has been a long and frustrating process for venue owners, particularly as similar SBA-run programs like the Restaurant Revitalization Fund have gone off smoothly.
NPR: As Grants For Shuttered Venues Trickle Out, Many Owners Are Still Waiting Read More »
During COVID, more and more people started having trouble making ends meet. And they felt trapped: They could apply for rental assistance from the federal government, but much of that money still hasn’t gone out the door.
SLATE: Millions of Americans Are About to Lose Their Homes Read More »
Ms. Scott made a new round of grants, to 286 organizations. Her net worth, which Forbes estimates at $60 billion, keeps rising, thanks to Amazon stock.
In our new paper, “Long Shadows: The Black-White Gap in Multigenerational Poverty,” we take a multigenerational perspective on economic inequality by race, showing the persistence of unequal economic opportunity for Black Americans across time.
Brookings: Long shadows: The Black-White Gap in Multigenerational Poverty Read More »
The Hatchet sat down with elected officials, community activists, business owners and long-time residents of neighborhoods throughout D.C. to provide their expertise on how each neighborhood enriches the District’s culture and the need to acknowledge and preserve the history of neighborhood identities.
The GW Hatchet: Mapping D.C. Neighborhoods Read More »
This episode is a discussion on NCRC’s new report, “The COVID Pandemic And Its Impacts On Culturally-Significant Businesses.”
Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (Nasdaq: HBAN) today announced a new strategy to tackle social, racial, environmental and economic inequities across its footprint by committing $40 billion toward its new Community Plan.
America’s municipalities have always been test labs for innovation. As the pandemic begins to ebb in the U.S., we look at a handful of programs that proponents hope will spread across the country.
The Wall Street Journal: 10 Big Ideas to Improve Life in Small and Midsize Cities Read More »
On Wednesday morning, the Senate Banking Committee Economic Policy Subcommittee under Senators Warren and Kennedy will hold a hearing on the challenges and opportunities of a Digital Dollar.
CNBC: Op-ed: Why a Digital Dollar Could be Just what the Economy Needs Read More »
The federal government often gives less help to Black disaster survivors than their white neighbors. That’s a challenge for President Biden, who has vowed to fight both inequality and climate change.
The New York Times: As Warming Fuels Disasters, Relief Often Favors White People Read More »
Here & Now’s Peter O’Dowd hears more from Dedrick Asante-Muhammad, chief of membership, policy and equity at the National Community Reinvestment Coalition.
WBUR: What’s Missing in Biden’s Plan to Address the Racial Wealth Gap Read More »
