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The deaths of Layleen Polanco and Tony McDade highlight how Black trans Americans are treated and criminalized.

“Obviously the African American community has suffered from racism for a very, very long period of time. And I cannot imagine that that has not contributed to the conditions that they find themselves in economically and otherwise. So the answer, congressman, is yes.”

White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow says he believes the wealth gap between black and white people has narrowed, and questioned statistics that show the gap now is as wide as it was in the 1960s.

Smith Jones says there is no moving forward in Minneapolis without addressing its systemic inequity, which is part of the city’s makeup. Still, she’s hopeful and plans to make sure that the voices of disadvantaged communities are centered in the city’s rebuilding effort.

Nearly a century after the Tulsa Race Massacre, the search for the dead continues.

The economic legacy of the pandemic threatens to be an extraordinary new concentration of wealth.

Climate change is starting to transform the classic home loan, a fixture of the American experience and financial system that dates back generations.

These data are from the Current Employment Statistics survey and are seasonally adjusted. Earnings for the most recent 2 months are preliminary.

Residents of Houston’s Third Ward, where George Floyd grew up, are fighting to maintain the neighborhood’s African American identity as gentrification intensifies.

Black customers risk being racially profiled on everyday visits to bank branches. Under federal laws, there is little recourse as long as the banks ultimately complete their transactions.

“This has to be more than just lip service,” she said of banks’ recent statements. “There has to be some soul-searching.”

Sawant says that small landlords are increasingly being bought out as the price of land skyrockets, while big corporations and developers move in.

An obscure add-on charge for mortgages has put homeownership out of reach, disproportionately for black Americans.

Some GOP lawmakers who benefited from the Paycheck Protection Program also opposed legislation requiring lending transparency.

Racial disparities in this pandemic are nothing new, but a massive collection of test results is the surest evidence yet of a horrifying trend.