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A Steely National Resolve Is Needed to Achieve an Equitable Recovery

By Gerron Levi / January 21, 2021 / Views / 2 minutes of reading

Rebuilding vulnerable communities reeling from the economic ravages of COVID-19 pandemic will require a heightened public-private partnership—one defined not just by resolute individual and entrepreneurial initiative, social enterprise, and nonprofit capacity-building, but also by thoughtful and visionary public policy re-envisioned with these communities in mind.

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An astonishing web of laws and policies will need to be revised to set the nation on the right course

By Jesse Van Tol / January 20, 2021 / Views, Press Releases / 3 minutes of reading

Congratulations to President Joe Biden and to Kamala Harris, who today achieved many firsts as Vice President of the United States: Black, South Asian, woman and mom.

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Billionaires need to pay their fair share

By Suvneet Sidhu / January 7, 2021 / Views / 4 minutes of reading

The wealth gap between rich and poor Americans has more than doubled since 1989. The top 1% own more wealth than the entire bottom 90% combined. In the midst of the global pandemic, some of the nation’s super rich have doubled or even tripled their net worth.

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NCRC Statement on the failed coup

By Jesse Van Tol / January 7, 2021 / Views / 2 minutes of reading

An armed and deluded mob stormed the nation’s Capitol and attempted a coup. The scene itself was unbelievable, but so was the response from law enforcement.

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Why Biden Must Build Back Better Than Obama For Blacks

By Dedrick Asante-Muhammad and Tyler Bond / January 7, 2021 / Views / 4 minutes of reading

President Obama promised to use the president’s power to increase opportunity for all Americans, regardless of race or class. Despite this promise, little to no progress was made in bridging Black/White inequality in wealth, income and homeownership.

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Hospitals Can Partner with Banks Under the Community Reinvestment Act to Create Healthy Communities

By Karen Kali and Marjanna Smith / January 6, 2021 / Views / 11 minutes of reading

Loans and investments made as part of banks’ Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) activities are an important source of funding for hospitals and health systems to address social determinants of health, the physical and social conditions in the environment that influence health.

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How the new Selena series is a reminder of the need for economic justice

By Sabrina Terry / December 16, 2020 / Views / 3 minutes of reading

Netflix’s new TV series, “Selena,” reacquaints fans with the pop sensation’s many hits, including “Bid Bidi Bom Bom” and “Como La Flor,” but it also revisits the family’s turbulent financial journey to stardom. The series showcased 10+ years of financial insecurity in pursuit of a familial dream.

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Change is on the way, but it won’t be easy

By Jesse Van Tol / December 15, 2020 / Views / 3 minutes of reading

Donald Trump’s victory four years ago was unimaginable to many, and an emotional blow that only got worse over time. Until now. The post election drama is mostly over. The Electoral College is done. We finally know: Joe Biden will be the 46th president, and Kamala Harris will be many firsts as vice president: Black, South Asian, woman, mom.

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Small Businesses of Color Matter Too

By Jerome D. Williams, Sterling Bone, Glenn Christensen and Anneliese Lederer / November 12, 2020 / Views / 7 minutes of reading

Minority-owned businesses are vital to economic growth, but discriminatory lending hinders access to credit.

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COVID-19 is speeding up white flight: Now is the time to invest in affordable housing

By Sabrina Terry and Jason Richardson / November 10, 2020 / Views / 6 minutes of reading

The pandemic has triggered the start of what might become a new round of “white flight” in some of the highest cost cities.

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Why BLM Solidarity Requires Banks To Address Diversity And Inclusion Issues

By Sabrina Terry / November 6, 2020 / Views / 4 minutes of reading

Some bank executives claim a limited pool of Black talent to recruit from, but the problem is in large part due to insular recruitment practices.

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Pollution in Black neighborhoods part of Louisville’s systemic racism

By John Hans Gilderbloom, Gregory D. Squires, Dr. Robert P. Friedland and Dwan Turner / October 29, 2020 / Views / 5 minutes of reading

This is one in a series of essays accompanying NCRC’s 2020 analysis that showed more chronic disease and greater risks from COVID-19 in formerly redlined communities. The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views or policy positions of NCRC. Thousands of Black and

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Economic Reparations: the Path “From Here to Equality”

By Dedrick Asante-Muhammad and Kathy Ramirez / October 21, 2020 / Views / 3 minutes of reading

In about 400 pages, “From Here To Equality” reviews the political history of the Black reparations movement, the effects of slavery on the nation’s development and the ongoing failure of the country to take action to bridge racial economic inequality. It also outlines a program for Black reparations.

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NCRC Initial Analysis of Federal Reserve’s ANPR on the Community Reinvestment Act: A Step Forward but Needs to be More Rigorous

By Josh Silver / October 16, 2020 / Views / 30 minutes of reading

The Federal Reserve Board has issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) on the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). The ANPR proposes to build upon the existing CRA exam structure of separate tests for retail and community development activity.

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Systemic Problems Call For Systemic Solutions: California Needs the Right Policy Tools To Address Historic Racism

By Kelsey Lyles and Adam Briones / October 15, 2020 / Views / 6 minutes of reading

Kelsey Lyles, Health Equity Policy Lead, The Greenlining Institute Kelsey Lyles Program Manager, Health Equity, The Greenlining Institute As Health Equity Program Manager, Kelsey Lyles leads the Health Equity team’s workforce equity and inclusion advocacy efforts. Growing up in Chicago, she felt a strong commitment to social justice at a young age. Kelsey has extensive

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