In times of crisis, existing patterns of inequality become more pronounced.
The Black Nation app started as a directory, and is now a social platform.
In her new book, “Caste,” Pulitzer-Prize-winning writer Isabel Wilkerson compares America to an “old house” where “the work is never done, and you don’t expect it to be.”
That leaves them restricted access to capital, according to a study by the New York Fed.
Black and Latino workers made up nearly 40% of the unemployed, but were less than 20% of aid recipients.
Historically marginalized workers are overrepresented among public employees, and many could be laid off.
The league wants to keep players happy while quarantined. The athletes feel empowered to make an impact.
People of color are almost twice as likely as white people to be worried about how to pay for care if they get COVID-19.
Maggie Anderson has dedicated herself to Black economic empowerment by buying from Black-owned businesses. But it isn’t easy.
It’s a plan to ensure that post-pandemic economic recovery is built around promoting racial equality.