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Lifeguard shortage will mean fewer days at the pool

by Kimberly Adams
Jun 1, 2021
Public and private pools are facing closures and limited hours because of a lack of qualified staff for the season.
A lot of lifeguard training was put on hold during the pandemic.
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Race and Economy

A year later, how are corporations doing on promises they made to fight for racial justice?

by Janet Nguyen
May 24, 2021
Companies like Sephora, PepsiCo and Yelp made promises to invest more in Black businesses and Black employees.
Guests have their makeup done during a Sephora event celebrating equity advisers and social impact partners back in 2019.
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Education may help close the racial wealth gap, but it isn't a panacea

by Kimberly Adams and Sean McHenry
Apr 8, 2021
Darrick Hamilton, a co-author of a recent study from the New School, describes other ways to address the disparity that hurts Black Americans.
New graduates at Agnes Scott College in Georgia. African Americans need access to capital, Darrick Hamilton says.
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Race and Economy

Goldman Sachs to invest billions in Black women

by Erika Beras
Mar 12, 2021
The firm says it wants to change the lives of "One Million Black Women," but that'll take more than a monetary investment.
Black women have disproportionately suffered during the pandemic, one reason Goldman Sachs decided to provide support.
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Race and Economy

Films led by Black off-screen talent are consistently underfunded, study finds

by Samantha Fields
Mar 11, 2021
A McKinsey & Company report finds that addressing racial inequities in entertainment could bring in another $10 billion a year.
Only about 6% of writers, directors and producers who work on films made in the U.S. are Black, and that number has barely budged in 15 years, according to a report from McKinsey & Company.
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Nashville's iconic Lower Broadway gets its first Black-owned businesses

by Ambriehl Crutchfield
Mar 10, 2021
Prince’s Hot Chicken Shack and Slim & Husky’s Pizza Beeria hope to draw tourists on a street that's hosted events like CMA Fest.
Co-Owner and Director of Branding and Marketing Clint Gray stands outside of the first Slim & Husky’s Pizza Beeria in North Nashville.
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"Miss Juneteenth" tells the story of a Black woman trying to build a better economic future

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry
Feb 8, 2021
Writer-director Channing Godfrey Peoples discusses her debut film and the economic realities it draws upon.
Turquoise (Nicole Beharie) with her daughter, Kai (Alexis Chikaeze), in "Miss Juneteenth." Channing Godfrey Peoples' story was inspired by Black women in her hometown of Fort Worth, Texas.
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Race and Economy

Biden orders push agencies to reckon with their roles in systemic racism

by Kimberly Adams
Jan 27, 2021
Economic policies have long excluded entire communities. The Biden administration is putting special emphasis on reviewing housing policy.
Vice President Kamala Harris looks on as President Joe Biden signs executive orders related to his racial equity agenda.
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A huge wealth gap makes economic recovery harder for Black Americans

by Mitchell Hartman
Dec 10, 2020
The average white American male under 35 has 224 times the household wealth of the average Black female of the same age, a new study says.
A woman makes grilled cheese with her granddaughter after being laid off from her job early in the pandemic.
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People of color more at risk of COVID-19 spread at work

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Dec 3, 2020
The Urban Institute says more than half of Black, Latinx and Native American workers have jobs that put them at a greater risk.
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