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Race and Economy

Atlanta shootings show Asian women's vulnerability in the workplace

by Janet Nguyen
Mar 24, 2021
Slayings underscored the unseen struggles of Asian women, especially immigrants and those working low-wage jobs.
People bring flowers to a memorial site outside the Gold Spa in Atlanta.
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Race and Economy

Complex, enduring economic factors put Latinx people at high risk for COVID

by Adam Rayes
Mar 17, 2021
In one Colorado county, many Latinx people work in "essential" jobs and live with roommates or relatives, making them vulnerable.
With so many high-risk factors, some members of the Latinx community don't know how they could realistically avoid exposure to COVID-19.
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COVID & Unemployment

Asian Americans disproportionately hit by long-term unemployment, study says

by Kristin Schwab
Mar 16, 2021
In the fourth quarter of 2020, nearly half of Asian Americans who were unemployed had been out of work for more than six months.
Racism and discrimination have compounded the economic harm many Asian Americans are facing.
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Race and Economy

Goldman Sachs to invest billions in Black women

by Erika Beras
Mar 12, 2021
The firm says it wants to change the lives of "One Million Black Women," but that'll take more than a monetary investment.
Black women have disproportionately suffered during the pandemic, one reason Goldman Sachs decided to provide support.
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EEC: Documentary Studies

What basketball can teach us about economic mobility

by David Brancaccio and Rose Conlon
Mar 11, 2021
Ambitions to go pro are often "a metaphor for the elusiveness of the American dream," says "Hoop Dreams" director Steve James.
Success stories for Black athletes "can sometimes hide the fact that for the great majority of people in these communities, the hurdles are so huge that it makes it hard to succeed," "Hoop Dreams" director Steve James says.
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Race and Economy

Films led by Black off-screen talent are consistently underfunded, study finds

by Samantha Fields
Mar 11, 2021
A McKinsey & Company report finds that addressing racial inequities in entertainment could bring in another $10 billion a year.
Only about 6% of writers, directors and producers who work on films made in the U.S. are Black, and that number has barely budged in 15 years, according to a report from McKinsey & Company.
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EEC: Documentary Studies

A conversation with "Hoop Dreams" basketball star, 3 decades later

by David Brancaccio and Rose Conlon
Mar 11, 2021
William Gates, star of the 1994 documentary, on the economic challenges college athletes face today.
"Hoop Dreams" documents over five years the lives of two high school basketball players from families struggling economically in Chicago as they work toward pro careers.
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Race and Economy

Nashville's iconic Lower Broadway gets its first Black-owned businesses

by Ambriehl Crutchfield
Mar 10, 2021
Prince’s Hot Chicken Shack and Slim & Husky’s Pizza Beeria hope to draw tourists on a street that's hosted events like CMA Fest.
Co-Owner and Director of Branding and Marketing Clint Gray stands outside of the first Slim & Husky’s Pizza Beeria in North Nashville.
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COVID-19

New PPP plan aims to level playing field for smallest businesses

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Feb 24, 2021
Smaller businesses owned by women and people of color often lack the banking relationships that larger companies have.
President Biden announced changes Monday to the Paycheck Protection Program aimed at helping smaller businesses owned by women and people of color to qualify for federal loans due to the economic impact that has been caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Back to Business

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.
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