RACE · WEALTH · COMMUNITY
ADVANCING INCLUSIVE ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
NCRC’s Race, Wealth & Community division seeks to grow and transform wealth building opportunities to end historical economic inequality.
We’re aiming for a society where wealth and its growth advance the nation as a whole, including historically disenfranchised racial and ethnic groups.
We investigate fair housing and fair lending practices, provide education, training, counseling and coaching to entrepreneurs, legal and community advocacy and direct services to promote economic security and a more holistic understanding of wealth creation focused on the public good.
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Our team
Dedrick Asante-Muhammad
Chief of Race, Wealth and Community
202.464.2729
dasantemuhammad@ncrc.org
Heidi Sheppard
Project Director, DC Women’s Business Center
202.524.4874
hsheppard@dcwbc.org
Ibijoke Akinbowale
Director, Housing Counseling Network
202.383.7702
iakinbowale@ncrc.org
Jamie Buell
Racial Economic Equality Coordinator
202.792.1281
jbuell@ncrc.org
Joshua Biehler
Training Coordinator
202.524.4884
jbiehler@ncrc.org
Joshua Devine
Director of Racial Economic Equity
202.792.1284
jdevine@ncrc.org
Luis Ortiz
Regional Coordinator, Housing Counseling Network
202.524.4882
lortiz@ncrc.org
Monica Grover
Special Assistant to the Chief of Race, Wealth and Community
202.464.2711
mgrover@ncrc.org
Monti Taylor
Resource Coordinator, DCWBC
202.464.2304
mtaylor@dcwbc.org
Nsonye Anarado
Training Manager, National Training Academy
202.524.4833
nanarado@ncrc.org
Sade McKoy
Communication Specialist, Women’s Business Center
202.393.8307
smckoy@dcwbc.org
Latest
The Economic Reality of Asian Americans, Including Intragroup Differences
Demystifying blanket assumptions regarding the economic status of Asian Americans is key in understanding the large disparities that live within the group, and can help reduce intra-group inequalities.
Racial Wealth Snapshot: Asian Americans and the Racial Wealth Divide
Download Infographic Introduction Asian Americans are the fastest growing racial group in the United States, and are predicted to be the nation’s largest immigrant group in 50 years.[1] Asian American is a racial category that includes Americans who are from or whose relatives are from a diverse group of countries: China, Korea, Japan, India, Pakistan,
Removal of the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rule, COVID-19 and the Dangers to the Lives of African Americans
The poor implementation of affirmatively furthering fair housing (AFFH) has taken a significant toll on the health of African Americans. Therefore, we need to make communities equal to allow all Americans to have a healthy life and a chance to survive after this.
Homeowners Rights and Resources During the COVID Crisis
To help mitigate this decline in employment from turning into a homeownership crisis, the CARES Act provides two protections.
My Parents Have Always Been Essential Workers
It is elderly shop owners who are stacking cans of soup, packing bottles of juice and soft drinks into coolers, making sure we have bread, milk, eggs and our local newspaper.
Only the 1% Will Survive COVID-19 Pandemic Intact
The one thing that the coronavirus pandemic has revealed is that a full quarantine is an option for the wealthy only, and by the wealthy, the 1%. Only they will survive this pandemic with limited changes to their lives.
A Trillion in Prevention
We are living in an intense time, a time where public policy failures and social inequality are revealing themselves at a level that was hidden by a relatively strong economy.
Community Participation in Fair Housing Planning Process Under Threat
Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released a new proposed rule to change the affirmatively furthering fair housing (AFFH) rule of the Fair Housing Act (FHA). This new proposal aims to set back years of progress by no longer enforcing meaningful community participation in the AFFH process. Without the crucial input of local community members who face housing inequalities, the new rule eliminates the main elements of accountability meant to address discrimination and inequality.
