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Wealth gap costs over last two decades: $2.7 trillion in Black income, $16 trillion to U.S. economy
Charlene Crowell

Wealth gap costs over last two decades: $2.7 trillion in Black income, $16 trillion to U.S. economy

Charlene Crowell, Senior Fellow with the Center for Responsible LendingOctober 8, 2020

“Yet even today, with all those credentials and as one of the leading executives on Wall Street,” wrote Raymond J. McGuire, Citi’s Vice Chairman and Chair of its Global Banking and Capital Markets, “I am still seen first as a six-foot-four, two-hundred-pound Black man wherever I go — even in my own neighborhood. I could have been George Floyd. And my wife and I are constantly aware that our children could have their innocence snatched away from them at any given moment, simply for the perceived threat of their skin color.”

House Passes $2 Trillion Stimulus Package Deal
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House Passes $2 Trillion Stimulus Package Deal

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior CorrespondentApril 2, 2020

Earlier, several civil rights organizations noted watching with vigilance as Senate negotiations and, later, voting in both chambers took place. “We know that when the economy goes into decline, people of color always bear the brunt,” said Teresa Candori, communications director for the National Urban League. “We will be fighting to make sure the most vulnerable communities are not an afterthought.”

The Pernicious Power of Patriarchy
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The Pernicious Power of Patriarchy

Julianne Malveaux, NNPA Newswire ContributorFebruary 27, 2020

If we women were honest, we would say that we have all cosigned patriarchy in the interest of keeping it moving. We have deflected the sexist comments that come our way, even as we cringe from them. We smile at men that we abhor because they may have decision making power in their hands. We dress up or dress down depending on the occasion and the way we have to play the game. We know the system is slanted against us, we know we still have to play, and we decide when we choose to blow the whistle, a whistle we could blow every single day.

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Collin Binkley, AP Education WriterDecember 13, 2019

After months of negotiation, Congress gave final approval Tuesday for a bill promising to restore more than $250 million a year to the nation’s historically Black colleges and universities, along with other institutions that teach large shares of minority students.

Dynamex Law: Many Black App-Based Drivers, Media Freelancers Want to Remain ‘Their Own Bosses’

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Dynamex Law: Many Black App-Based Drivers, Media Freelancers Want to Remain ‘Their Own Bosses’


Tanu Henry, California Black Media July 25, 2019

On Monday, July 8, Agbasi joined other members of the “I’m Independent Coalition” for a press conference at the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce. At the event, a panel of advocates, community leaders and drivers called on lawmakers to fix the California Supreme Court’s Dynamex decision and amend AB 5, a bill the full Senate is expected to hear and vote on in September. Nearly 500 on-demand delivery drivers from across the state also rallied at the State Capitol July16 asking state legislators to fix the pending bill and protect their flexibility.

Our Democracy is on the Line, Congress Must Act Now
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Our Democracy is on the Line, Congress Must Act Now

Derrick Johnson, NAACP President and CEOMay 9, 2019

Barr’s lack of independence and Trump’s obstruction raises critical questions about the rule of law. But this is also about the integrity and security of our democracy. Just as important in the Mueller report was the astounding disclosure that our country was subjected to a full-scale attack on our democratic process.

Congresswoman Norton Fighting for Black Press in New Congress  
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Congresswoman Norton Fighting for Black Press in New Congress  

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent March 7, 2019

“I’m born and raised in this segregated city without any Home Rule rights and no equal rights when the city was segregated,” Norton said. “I’m a third generation Washingtonian and I’m the great, great granddaughter of a runaway slave, so motivation is built into my DNA.”