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DCWBC Women Entrepreneur Profile: Hortiki Plants

By NCRC / April 27, 2023 / Field Notes / 2 minutes of reading

This is part of a series of profiles showcasing the talented entrepreneurs of NCRC’s DC Women’s Business Center. Hortiki Plants is a women-owned business started by Dr. Victoria LeBeaux in 2017 that provides eco-friendly garden kits. What kind of product or service do you sell? Hortiki Plants provides eco-friendly garden kits that make sustainable gardening simple and fun. Hortiki’s […]

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Leading Civil Rights, Faith, And Housing Policy Groups Urge HUD To Swiftly Adopt Final AFFH Rule

By NCRC / April 25, 2023 / Press Releases / 2 minutes of reading

HUD’s new Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rules will bring long-awaited clarity for markets and much-needed traction for neglected communities.

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Money Talks: How Financial Literacy Education Can Transform The Lives Of Second-Generation Immigrants

By Aditi Agarwal and Monica Grover / April 14, 2023 / Views / 3 minutes of reading

States are working to enhance financial literacy education in schools — But will the specific needs of immigrant families be served?

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DCWBC Women Entrepreneur Profile: Bamboo Beginnings Doula Services, LLC

By NCRC / April 12, 2023 / Field Notes / 3 minutes of reading

This is part of a series of profiles showcasing the talented entrepreneurs of NCRC’s DC Women’s Business Center. Bamboo Beginnings Doula Services is a women-owned business started by L. Viviana de Jesús that provides reproductive self-empowerment. What kind of product or service do you sell? We offer reproductive self-empowerment through childbirth education (CBE). We center

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ROUNDUP: Highlights From The 2023 Just Economy Conference

By NCRC / April 6, 2023 / Views / 6 minutes of reading

Speakers like Marcia Fudge, Rohit Chopra and many more addressed a wide range of topics from environmental racism to the ongoing banking crisis.

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Video: Emily Flitter And Dedrick Asante-Muhammad Discuss Banking’s Historic Role In Reinforcing Inequality — And How To Change It

By NCRC / April 5, 2023 / NCRC Videos / 25 minutes of reading

New York Times reporter and author Emily Flitter discussed her new book, The White Wall: How Big Finance Bankrupts Black America.

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Video: Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin And Robert Dickerson, Jr. Highlight The Importance Of GROWTH by NCRC At The Just Economy Conference

By NCRC / April 5, 2023 / NCRC Videos / 28 minutes of reading

Learn about the amazing achievements of Mayor Randall Woodfin, who is transforming Birmingham, Alabama, through innovative initiatives and visionary leadership.

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CFPB Puts Lenders & FinTechs On Notice: Their Models Must Search For Less Discriminatory Alternatives Or Face Fair Lending Non-Compliance Risk

By Brad Blower / April 5, 2023 / Views / 5 minutes of reading

“I worry that firms may sometimes shortchange this key component of testing,” the CFPB’s Patrice Ficklin said at the Just Economy Conference.

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Video: Allan Golston, Asahi Pompey And Aaron Dorfman Discuss Philanthropy And Racial Economic Justice At 2023 Just Economy Conference

By NCRC / April 4, 2023 / NCRC Videos / 30 minutes of reading

Just Economy Conference attendees heard from three rockstars of the progressive philanthropy world.

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Video: Pramila Jayapal Talks Economic Justice, Immigration Policy And How To Stop Corporate Capture Of The Economy

By NCRC / April 4, 2023 / NCRC Videos / 15 minutes of reading

Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal shared how her own background informs her approach to politics and her priorities in policymaking.

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Video: Deputy Commerce Secretary Don Graves Shares Personal History, Administration Plans With Just Economy Conference Audience

By NCRC / April 4, 2023 / NCRC Videos / 20 minutes of reading

Graves shared his family’s rich history of overcoming systemic racial injustice and tied his story to key policies of the Biden-Harris administration today.

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Video: Acting Comptroller Michael Hsu Discusses Bank Mergers, Artificial Intelligence, FinTechs And Racial Inequality At 2023 Just Economy Conference

By NCRC / April 4, 2023 / NCRC Videos / 27 minutes of reading

OCC head Michael Hsu covered a lot of ground, from the agency’s founding under Abraham Lincoln to the opportunities and challenges of AI and fintech innovation.

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New CFPB’s Guidance On Abusive Practices Standard Is An Important Step To Ensuring A Fair Market for Consumers

By Brad Blower / April 4, 2023 / Views / 4 minutes of reading

The new abusive practices guideline marks the second time in a week that the CFPB has taken care of some long-unfinished business related to the Dodd-Frank Act.

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NCRC STATEMENT: CFPB Is Right To Challenge Flagrantly Incorrect Ruling In Townstone Suit

By NCRC / April 3, 2023 / Press Releases / 2 minutes of reading

A court pretending it’s legal for a mortgage lender to label Black neighborhoods “scary” “jungles” to be avoided was “an act of cynical politics masquerading as high-minded jurisprudence.”

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Video: Jesse Van Tol’s Moving Keynote Speech From The 2023 Just Economy Conference Awards Gala

By NCRC / April 3, 2023 / NCRC Videos / 15 minutes of reading

The system that shortens Black life expectancy and shrinks Black wealth isn’t “broken,” Jesse Van Tol said, because “every system is perfectly designed for the outcome it produces” — Which is why NCRC is working to change the system itself.

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