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The Federal Reserve Must Take Black Employment Seriously Before Raising Interest Rates

March 4, 2022

By Domenica Ghanem, Chirag Mehta, and Dorian Warren

In our first ‘Visible’ series, Dorian Warren and Chirag Mehta explain how raising interest rates right now only punishes Black workers for inflation caused by corporations.

What Living in a High-Poverty Neighborhood Taught Me About Protests

October 18, 2016

By Darryl Lorenzo Wellington

Photo credits to Dorret.  Originally published in TalkPoverty.  About 13 years ago, I lived in Charleston, South Carolina, where I was trying to make ends meet as a freelance writer. …

Let’s Guarantee Every High School Student a Summer Job

August 10, 2016

By Darryl Lorenzo Wellington

Photo credits to Flazingo Photos.  Originally posted on the Huffington Post.  In New York City, where the summer job program for high school students is run on a neighborhood lotto…

Out of Homelessness, A Mom Turns Advocate

April 27, 2016

By Fred McKissack Jr.

Originally published on Rooflines, a Shelterforce blog. Jenean F. and her husband worked hard to achieve the increasingly elusive American Dream. She was a stay at home mom and he…

Black Lives Matter Movement and Opportunities Deprived Go Hand In Hand

March 8, 2016

By Fred McKissack Jr.

Originally published on Equal Voice.  What does it say about the value of Black lives when too many of those lives are in crumbling schools, drinking poisoned water, finding themselves…

Retail work and the instability of the New Year

January 30, 2015

By Mark Ortiz

The New Year tends to be a time for new beginnings, but for Americans who work in seasonal jobs in the retail industry, the New Year can be a very…

President Obama, Think Big in 2015

January 16, 2015

By Robin Curran

It’s a new year, which means new resolutions, new inaugurations and the beginning of holding politicians accountable for their campaign promises. Last week I attended the Washington Interfaith Network’s (WIN)…

Can We Really Do Something about Poverty in America?

July 24, 2014

By Deepak Bhargava

Executive Director Deepak Bhargava delivered the following speech on July 1, 2014 at the Aspen Ideas Fest. For the full video of Deepak delivering this speech, click here. In the richest…

The Life-Long Stigma of Being an Ex-Prisoner

April 1, 2014

By Abby Marco

We like to think that in the United States, all people have rights and equality; all people have a voice. However, there are 65 million Americans and 60,000 D.C. natives…

Building the Economic Strength of Women

March 7, 2013

By Alesia Lucas

March 8th is International Women’s Day, and although it’s 2013, American women still lag behind men in paycheck fairness. Women still make a mere 64 cents for every dollar their…

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