Equity

“I want to look at reports and see all of me,” says economist Rhonda Vonshay Sharpe.

“Equity” comes from a Latin root meaning “fair” or ”equal.” It’s legal history started in 15th century English equity courts.

A McKinsey & Company report finds that addressing racial inequities in entertainment could bring in another $10 billion a year.

Despite a 2020 Supreme Court ruling, many trans people continue to face discrimination and mistreatment at work.

The difference between paying in cash, stock or a combination of the two says a lot about the nature of the merger itself. It also can reflect how the companies feel about the overall economy.

In some states, like Florida, government agencies depend on fines to make up budge shortfalls.

A study explores reasons some African Americans may be at a disadvantage when trying to build home equity.

Every city must contend with potholes, but some of the streets in Oakland, California, look like they’ve survived the climactic fight in a superhero film. “Some of them [potholes] are big enough that, if it rains my little great-nephew can swim in them,” says Tracy Greene, a resident of East Oakland. In another neighborhood, Fruitvale, […]

So far, homeowners are resisting cashing out.

Gabrielle Skinner is in a coaching session for auditions at the New World Symphony in Miami Beach. She’s one of 18 musicians here, and she plays an excerpt from Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony on her viola.  Skinner, who plays with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra in New York, is Latina and said sometimes she’s treated like an […]