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Race and Economy

There's more evidence that subsidized jobs boost racial equity, report finds

by Kai Ryssdal and Richard Cunningham

Aug 17, 2023

"There are just a lot of positive ripple effects for communities," says Kali Grant of Georgetown, who co-wrote the updated report.

At the 1963 March on Washington, Martin Luther King Jr. called for a massive federal jobs program for all Americans.

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Regaining Black farmers’ trust is “challenging," says advisor to the Secretary of Agriculture

by Kai Ryssdal and Richard Cunningham

Aug 7, 2023

After the loan repayment assistance program was scrapped, the USDA is having trouble regaining the trust of Black farmers.

"I've heard it said that when other farmers get a cold, Black farmers get pneumonia," said Dewayne Goldmon, senior advisor for racial equity to the Secretary of Agriculture.

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USDA equity commission unveils proposals

by Savannah Maher

Mar 7, 2023

The proposals look to rectify a history of discrimination faced by farmers belonging to minority groups.

The commission, formed by the Biden administration to look into discrimination against minority farmers, released its first report last week.

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Building a Black-owned brewery through the pandemic

by Kai Ryssdal and Andie Corban

Oct 13, 2021

Teo Hunter of Crowns & Hops Brewing is creating a brand that can be "a case study to what it means to be accomplishing racial equity."

Teo Hunter, left, and Beny Ashburn, the founders of Crowns & Hops Brewing. Said Hunter: "Our goal was always to give something beautiful, something that was indicative of Black and brown excellence, to the community."

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Can changing home appraisal language help close the wealth gap?

by Matt Levin

Jul 27, 2021

Descriptions in appraisal reports can create racial bias and reduce the selling price of a home. Fannie Mae is trying to clamp down on tha

Fannie Mae issued new guidance to appraisers to avoid terms it labeled racially problematic, like “crime-ridden” and “integrated community."

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What the change in membership rules for Actors' Equity will mean for the theater world

by Dylan Miettinen

Jul 22, 2021

The Actors Equity Association says the move is intended to boost union diversity.

A person in New York City walks past a box office sign for an Off-Broadway production in April 2021. The Actors' Equity Association, a union for actors and stage managers, recently announced a change in membership qualifications.

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White House unveils strategy for bringing environmental justice to underprivileged communities

by Andy Uhler

Jul 21, 2021

Memo tasks 21 federal agencies with combining two of the administration's top priorities in how energy and environmental funds are spent.

A memo released Wednesday tasks agencies with ensuring that disadvantaged communities receive much of the benefit of energy and environmental spending.

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What corporations need to do, internally and externally, to address social equity

by David Brancaccio and Daniel Shin

Jul 1, 2021

Professor Ella L.J. Bell Smith of Dartmouth says companies must bring people of color into their executive pipelines and develop their abilities.

Addressing inequity takes external action, like following through on financial pledges, as well as internal action, like paying attention to wage equity, recruitment and promotions.

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COVID & Unemployment

Today's conversations about work relief sound like those of the New Deal era

by Andie Corban

Jun 28, 2021

Professors Jason Scott Smith and Jessamyn Schaller look back at the Works Progress Administration's legacy.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who pushed through New Deal legislation in the 1930s to combat the Great Depression. Objections to the relief programs were raised then, as they are now.

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Racial gap in appraisals devalues homes owned by people of color

by Natalie Moore

Jun 8, 2021

Lower home appraisal values contribute to the wealth gap between white communities and communities of Black and Latinx people.

Real estate agent Don Robinson said he has seen the devaluing of homes in Black neighborhoods in Chicago with little recourse for the owners.

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