‘A great opportunity for Black banks across the country’ By Angela Swinson Lee, The Washington Informer — The year 2022 has proven to be a big year for B. Doyle…
South Africa, Egypt, and Nigeria which respectively possess $651 billion, $307 billion, and $228 billion make up 56% of Africa’s $2.1 trillion total wealth. By Faustine Ngila, Quartz Africa —…
Policymakers admit that historical ties between Africa and the Caribbean have been neglected in the commercial sphere, but a major forum in Barbados charted a new path for economic relations….
14 organizations across Newark will gain funds to promote urban agriculture, spur sustainable food cooperatives, and support healthy eating and community gardens. Newark, New Jersey — Mayor Ras J. Baraka…
By Julianne Malveaux — President Joe Biden made a campaign promise to alleviate some student loan debt, and on August 24, he honored his commitment. Some say it is too…
The price of essentials like rent and medical drugs will never come down to pre-pandemic inflation levels if corporate greed goes unchallenged. By Edward Ongweso Jr., Vice — These days,…
According to experts, cryptocurrency has gained popularity among African American consumers due to historical context and forward-looking views of young customers. By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA — When considering the…
According to the Brookings Institute, the median wealth of a white household is $188,200, which is 7.8 times more than the average Black household at $24,100. By Stacy M. Brown,…
By Julianne Malveaux — The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, signed into law on June 25, 2022, was a win for the Biden-Harris Administration. The legislation was genuinely bipartisan, more so…
Good union jobs built America’s blue-collar black middle class. But the percentage of black workers in manufacturing has been halved since the 1970s, yielding poverty and precarity. We can’t achieve…
Black Americans are almost twice as likely to be denied a mortgage than their white counterparts. By Nathalie Jimenez, BBC News — Katrinka Cox lives the American Dream: a green…
By Julianne Malveaux — There have been at least 214 mass shootings in the United States so far this year, the most recent being the killings during a July 4…