Introducing the Just Economy Pledge
America should not only promise but deliver to all Americans opportunities to build wealth and live well. The Just Economy Pledge is a starting point.
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The Washington Post: Bowser’s record investment in housing won’t fully meet need, but she’s putting the suburbs to shame
D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser’s plan to pour more than half a billion dollars into affordable housing isn’t enough to meet the need or halt gentrification in the city
Government Executive: Biden Seeks to Use Procurement ‘Power’ to Close Racial Wealth Gap
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.
Brookings: The true costs of the Tulsa race massacre, 100 years later
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.
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William Demchak | 2021 Just Economy Conference
Just Economy Conference – May 4, 2021 Fireside Chat William Demchak, CEO of PNC Bank and John Taylor, NCRC Founder & President Transcript NCRC video transcripts are produced by a third-party transcription service and may contain errors. They are lightly edited for style and clarity. Taylor All righty, welcome, everybody to the fireside chat with
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Sherrod Brown | 2021 Just Economy Conference
Just Economy Conference – May 4, 2021 Senator Sherrod Brown, (D-OH), Chair the Senate’s Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs Committee Transcript NCRC video transcripts are produced by a third-party transcription service and may contain errors. They are lightly edited for style and clarity. Crosby  0:00 Welcome back for another great day at NCRC’s Just Economy Conference.
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Marcia Fudge | 2021 Just Economy Conference
Just Economy Conference – May 3, 2021 Marcia Fudge, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Housing and Communities After The Pandemic Dedrick Asante-Muhammad, Chief of Membership, Policy & Equity, NCRC Diane Yentel, President & CEO, National Low Income Housing Coalition Andre Perry, Senior Fellow, Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program
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Welcome & Opening Session | 2021 Just Economy Conference
Just Economy Conference – May 3, 2021 Welcome: Jesse Van Tol, Chief Executive Officer, NCRC Opening Session: The State of Black and Latino Entrepreneurship in America: Strategies for a Post-Pandemic Recovery Marisa Calderon, Chief of Community Finance & Mobility, NCRC Jennifer Garcia, CEO, Stanford Latino Entrepreneurship Initiative Bob Dickerson, Executive Director, Birmingham Business Resource Center
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The Wall Street Journal: Consumers Are More Likely to Use or Drop Brands Based on Racial Justice Response, Survey Finds
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.
NCRC Commends President Biden for Addressing Racial Wealth Divide And Discrimination
The actions announced today are a downpayment on equitable investments in communities, expanded funding for affordable housing, the removal of barriers that have blocked equitable development, and the opportunity to participate in the federal procurement process.
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The Tulsa Race Massacre: A Reminder of the Ongoing Fight for Black Wealth Equality
While Greenwood (aka the Black Wall Street) was literally set to flames in 1921, the veiled injustices that Black small businesses fight today are equally cruel and threaten not only the economic well being of Black people but the culture and history of Black neighborhoods.
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The New York Times: Can Removing Highways Fix America’s Cities?
Highways radically reshaped cities, destroying dense downtown neighborhoods, dividing many Black communities and increasing car dependence.
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Axios: Biggest U.S. bank CEOs grilled over profits and priorities
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.
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CNBC: Keeping the expanded child tax credit would help 65.6 million American kids
As many as 65.6 million American children — 90% of all kids in the U.S. — would benefit from an expanded child tax credit.
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MarketWatch: Elizabeth Warren slams Fed’s top bank cop, saying system will be ‘safer’ when he’s gone
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.