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How a bank failure 150 years ago still shapes many Black Americans' relationships to financial institutions

by Kai Ryssdal and Richard Cunningham
Feb 15, 2024
The Freedman’s Bank was the first opportunity for formerly enslaved people to save and protect their money. But its failure in less than a decade still haunts Black Americans today.
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The life and legacy of A.G. Gaston: a man who quietly helped fund the Civil Rights Movement

by Lee Hawkins
Feb 1, 2024
A.G. Gaston was a Black entrepreneur who invested millions of dollars into the Civil Rights Movement and Black America.
Entrepreneur A.G. Gaston, right, alongside Birmingham Mayor George G. Seibels Jr., in front of the the Citizens Federal Savings bank.
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Midwest's pollution is spurring a reverse Great Migration

by Kimberly Adams and Sarah Leeson
Dec 28, 2023
Thousands of Black families have left industrial cities like Detroit and Chicago due to environmental conditions. Many head to the South.
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In "Black Folk," the history of the Black working class is a family story

by Blair LM Kelley
Jun 14, 2023
Historian Blair LM Kelley traces that evolution through her own family roots.
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Slavery ended in the 1860s. Why hasn't the wealth gap closed for Black Americans?

by Kimberly Adams and Sean McHenry
Jun 20, 2022
Juneteenth commemorates Black Americans' emancipation from slavery, yet their economic emancipation continues.
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Why are Black people leaving big cities?

by Kimberly Adams and Richard Cunningham
Dec 27, 2021
Kimberly Adams speaks to Politico's Brakkton Booker about a new ongoing series on Black flight from major cities.
Chicago is the first city being spotlighted in Politico's “The Next Great Migration," which outlines how the exodus of a city's Black residents can impact its politics and economy.
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Closing racial wage gap could lift 2 million Black Americans into middle class, study finds

by David Brancaccio and Rose Conlon
Jun 28, 2021
A new McKinsey report details the sweeping economic disparities Black Americans face.
A new report from McKinsey says Black Americans are underrepresented in occupations like doctor that are traditional pathways to the middle class.
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For many Black employees, working from home can provide relief from inequitable workplaces

by Kimberly Adams
Jun 8, 2021
Working from home can give Black workers a break from microaggressions, but it can also cut them off from their peers.
Remote work gives Black employees more distance from the microaggressions and discrimination they might experience in the workplace.
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Many younger Black Americans started investing in the stock market during the pandemic

by Samantha Fields
Apr 20, 2021
According to a recent survey, 30% of Black investors under 40 first got into the market in 2020.
Black Americans who didn't grow up talking about investing are now able to pass on information they never had to their own friends and family.
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More Americans express enthusiasm for COVID-19 vaccine

by Mitchell Hartman
Apr 16, 2021
Black Americans are the least enthusiastic, which likely reflects a lack of both information and access.
The share of Americans who want a COVID-19 shot right away, or have already been vaccinated, has nearly doubled to over 60% since December.
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