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Tag: Wealth

Posted inEducation

America’s racial wealth gap was aided by a 400-year head start

by Christian Weller November 6, 2019September 22, 2023

Four hundred years ago, America’s first enslaved Africans arrived in Virginia. Centuries later, black Americans have managed to accumulate some wealth, but it still pales in comparison to that of whites. This racial wealth gap is a result not only of the horrors of slavery but also policies — such as Jim Crow laws, redlining and modern-day […]

Posted inRacial Justice

Overdue reparations is the key to closing the racial wealth gap

by Dr. William Darity Jr. November 6, 2019September 22, 2023
Posted inEconomic Justice

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau moves to limit home loan data

by Aaron Glantz and Emmanuel Martinez May 23, 2019August 18, 2023
Posted inPoverty

Black Americans mostly left behind by progress since Dr. King’s death

by Sharon Austin March 27, 2018August 18, 2023
Posted inEconomic Justice, Living Wage, Poverty, Workers

What would it take to bridge the black-white wealth gap?

by Rebekah Marie Yearout March 26, 2018September 22, 2023
Posted inMartin Luther King

Memphis had another shameful tragedy in 1968. It could have been avoided

by Wendi C. Thomas February 1, 2018September 8, 2023
Posted inEconomic Justice

Creativity, will and maverick moves can fix Memphis’ unfair contracting trend

by Rebekah Marie Yearout January 26, 2018March 15, 2023
Posted inRacism

In Memphis, white male businesses get rich, black businesses get left out. Again.

by Wendi C. Thomas November 29, 2017September 8, 2023
Posted inPoverty

How a rich developer got taxpayers to underwrite his fancy hotel project

by Wendi C. Thomas September 20, 2017August 21, 2023
Posted inRacism

4 stories that explain why black businesses matter for Memphis’ future

by Wendi C. Thomas September 18, 2017August 17, 2023

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