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President Biden announced on Tuesday he seeks to double the share of federal contracts that go to small, disadvantaged businesses over the next few years as part of his administration’s goal to narrow the racial wealth gap.
Government Executive: Biden Seeks to Use Procurement ‘Power’ to Close Racial Wealth Gap Read More »
On May 19, 107-year-old Viola Fletcher visited Washington, D.C. to testify before Congress in its hearing for the centennial of Tulsa, Okla. race massacre.
Brookings: The true costs of the Tulsa race massacre, 100 years later Read More »
People have become more likely to use a new brand or stop using one because of its response to calls for racial justice, according to a new survey released last month.
Highways radically reshaped cities, destroying dense downtown neighborhoods, dividing many Black communities and increasing car dependence.
The New York Times: Can Removing Highways Fix America’s Cities? Read More »
The CEOs of the six biggest U.S. banks gathered before the Senate Banking Committee on Wednesday for the first time since the financial crisis in 2008 to face questions over their institutions’ roles in American life.
Axios: Biggest U.S. bank CEOs grilled over profits and priorities Read More »
As many as 65.6 million American children — 90% of all kids in the U.S. — would benefit from an expanded child tax credit.
CNBC: Keeping the expanded child tax credit would help 65.6 million American kids Read More »
Warren criticized Fed Vice Chairman for Supervision Randal Quarles — who was appointed by former President Donald Trump, and whose four-year term is set to expire in October — during a Senate Banking Committee hearing.
One year after the police killing of George Floyd, where does America go from here?
PBSNews Hour: WATCH: Race Matters — America After George Floyd Read More »
Washington, D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Amazon for anticompetitive practices and price-fixing.
WebProNews: D.C. AG Launches Antitrust Suit Against Amazon Read More »
A year after George Floyd’s death, companies are balancing demands for rapid change against complaints from some conservatives about “woke CEOs” wading into political fights.
Politico: Corporate America got more ‘woke.’ Will it last? Read More »
A new study found that homes in predominantly white neighborhoods in the Milwaukee area are worth a staggering 382% more than homes in predominantly Black neighborhoods, making the Milwaukee metropolitan area the sixth-most inequitable region for real estate in the U.S., according to the real estate data company Clever.
The Biden administration’s efforts to provide $4 billion in debt relief to minority farmers is encountering stiff resistance from banks, which are complaining that the government initiative to pay off the loans of borrowers who have faced decades of financial discrimination will cut into their profits and hurt investors.
The New York Times: Banks Fight $4 Billion Debt Relief Plan for Black Farmers Read More »
Once when they’re entering the workforce, and once when they’re nearing retirement
The Washington Post: For Black workers, age discrimination strikes twice Read More »
Blackstone Group Inc. is buying 66 multifamily properties in the San Diego area for more than $1 billion and plans to invest some $100 million to improve the properties, whose apartments currently provide low-cost housing to thousands of people.
The Wall Street Journal: Blackstone Swoops Into San Diego to Buy Low-Cost Housing Read More »
Turkey Leg Hut has become much more than the long lines that have come to define the restaurant. Its rapid success has also made it a lightning rod for racially tinged conflicts over gentrification.
