Race and Economy

“The Black unemployment rate has always exceeded other groups,” said CBPP Chief Economist Gbenga Ajilore. “But what's different is that there's a bigger jump, and this is more sustained, and it's more long running.”

In her new book, "Getting to Reparations: How Building a Different America Requires a Reckoning with Our Past,” Dorothy Brown shares how she went from a skeptic to a believer in the cause.

We hear how model and activist Bethann Hardison continues to fight for diverse runways.

Brands’ commitment to change the industry ebbs and flows.

A.G. Gaston was a Black entrepreneur who invested millions of dollars into the Civil Rights Movement and Black America.

Dorothy Brown of Georgetown University has spent her career researching race and the tax code. Now, she advises the Treasury Department.

Adam Mahoney, a reporter for Capital B News, explains how driving an electric vehicle put him in a precarious situation as a Black man.

Read an excerpt from the title poem of Bertram’s latest work, “Negative Money,” which explores race, gender and indebtedness.

Peter Blair Henry, Dean Emeritus of NYU’s business school, explains how today’s ruling will affect corporate performance.

One of the reasons revolves around issues of racial classification on official documents like the Census.