Race and Economy
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New PPP plan aims to level playing field for smallest businesses
Feb 24, 2021
Smaller businesses owned by women and people of color often lack the banking relationships that larger companies have.
Black small business owners are optimistic about 2021
by
Justin Ho
Feb 22, 2021
According to a new survey, most expect revenue to rise, and many expect to hire more staff.
Public pools used to be everywhere in America. Then racism shut them down.
Feb 15, 2021
In her new book, "The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together," Heather McGhee looks at how racism drained not only public pools, but also public support for universal healthcare and other "big government" policies.
Aunt Jemima rebrands as Pearl Milling Company
by
Nova Safo
Feb 10, 2021
It's part of a reappraisal of brands long criticized for their demeaning or racist roots.
The California shutdown drove some salons underground
Feb 3, 2021
California salons are reopening after months of lockdown. But some never closed down completely.
New generation is helping to revive Black-owned farms
by
Leoneda Inge
Feb 2, 2021
Black farmers have struggled, but young entrepreneurs are finding ways to support them.
Biden orders push agencies to reckon with their roles in systemic racism
Jan 27, 2021
Economic policies have long excluded entire communities. The Biden administration is putting special emphasis on reviewing housing policy.
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Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.'s fair housing legacy
by
Amy Scott
Jan 18, 2021
Amid the public outrage that followed King's assassination, President Johnson pushed Congress to pass the legislation in King's honor.
How baby bonds could help close the racial wealth gap
Jan 13, 2021
A proposed $1,000 savings account for every baby born in the U.S. could improve future outcomes for an entire generation of families.
Black farmers face a slew of systemic challenges
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Alli Fam
Jan 12, 2021
Unfair pricing and land loss are just a few reasons the Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund formed decades ago.