Posts Tagged ‘Economic inequality’
Drastic pay inequities persist for Black and Latino NYC workers, especially women
A new report about New York City’s municipal workers shows a pay gap for people of color and women workers especially.
Read MoreFor Black-owned businesses, concerns extend beyond inflation, supply chain issues
Black business owners are feeling the crunch caused by the impending recession, and it has many of them worried about their futures.
Read MoreClimate and Tax Bill Rewrites Embattled Black Farmer Relief Program
The Biden administration’s ambitious Inflation Reduction Act includes aid for disadvantaged farmers who have been waiting for aid.
Read MoreCongressional Caucus on Black Innovation debuts on Capitol Hill
The new caucus, chaired by members of Congress Stacey Plaskett, Ritchie Torres, and Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland, aims to close the economic gap for Black entrepreneurs in tech and innovation.
Read MoreBreaking Down Racial Barriers in Real Estate
Nonprofit organization Parity Homes puts black Baltimoreons in houses, but it’s an uphill battle due to redlining’s decades of devastating effects.
Read MoreBiden Administration To Announce Steps Targeted To Close Gender and Racial Pay Gaps
In honor of Equal Pay Day, the Biden Administration announced plans to further close the racial and gender gap for Black Americans. Today women working full-time are paid eighty three cents on the dollar compared to men. Black women made sixty four cents on the dollar compared to White men, while Latina and Native American women made just fifty seven cents.
Read MoreWells Fargo Approved Less Than Half of Mortgage Refinancing Applications from Black Homeowners
A new study reveals how mortgage refinancing is yet another obstacle in the fight against economic injustice for Black Americans.
Read MoreBlack Workers Stopped Making Progress on Pay. Is It Racism?
African-American Employment in the United States has remained stagnant compared to their White counterparts. Economists determine why.
Read More‘Raise my taxes – now!’: the millionaires who want to give it all away
Abigail Disney has parted with $72m – and thinks the rich need to pay far more. As COVID widens the inequality gap an international league of the super-rich are urging governments to take their money as increased taxes.
Read MoreFaces of Power: 80% Are White, Even as U.S. Becomes More Diverse
The most powerful people in the United States pass our laws, run Hollywood’s studios and head the most prestigious universities. They own pro sports teams and determine who goes to jail and who goes to war. A review by The New York Times of more than 900 officials and executives in prominent positions found that only about 20 percent identify as Black, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, multiracial or otherwise a person of color.
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