Dedrick Asante-Muhammad

Dedrick Asante-Muhammad has been a long time thought leader focused on racial economic inequality. He started his work as the first Racial Wealth Divide Coordinator at United For A Fair Economy. He then went on to work with Chuck Collins at Institute for Policy Studies Inequality and Common Good Program. Dedrick then went on to become the Senior Director of the Economic Department for the NAACP and currently is the Chief of Race, Wealth and Community for the National Community Reinvestment Coalition.

Dedrick has also worked for Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network, multi-cultural centers and Bedford Hills Correctional Facility.

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Ten Solutions to Bridge the Racial Wealth Divide

Chuck Collins, Dedrick Asante-Muhammad, Josh Hoxie | March 27, 2019

The deep and persistent racial wealth divide will not close without bold, structural reform.

Racism Props Up America’s Richest — Here’s How We Fix it

Dedrick Asante-Muhammad, Chuck Collins | January 31, 2019

Black and Latino unemployment hit historic lows in 2018, but this is not enough to close the enormous gaps in wealth.

How the 1% Profit Off of Racial Economic Inequality

Dedrick Asante-Muhammad, Chuck Collins | January 21, 2019

The racial wealth divide is bringing down median wealth, while wealth at the very top soars.

An MLK Day Reflection: The Racial Wealth Gap Is Killing the Middle Class

Dedrick Asante-Muhammad, Chuck Collins | January 21, 2019

Ninety years out from Dr. King’s birth, the typical white family had 41 times more wealth than the typical Black family

Martin Luther King’s dream requires we overcome “our fantasy of self deception”

Dedrick Asante-Muhammad, Sabrina Terry | January 21, 2019

To fulfill Dr. King’s dream we must drop the fantasy of a post-racial America and get real.

Report: Dreams Deferred

Chuck Collins, Dedrick Asante-Muhammad, Josh Hoxie | January 13, 2019

How Enriching the 1% Widens the Racial Wealth Divide

The Racial Wealth Divide Holds Back Black Earners at All Levels

Dedrick Asante-Muhammad | April 6, 2018

If our nation wants to put its history of racial inequality behind it, we must bridge the wealth divide.

Women and the Racial Wealth Divide

Dedrick Asante-Muhammad | April 5, 2018

Tackling the gender gap must go hand-in-hand with taking on racial economic inequality.

Racial Inequality Is Hollowing Out America’s Middle Class

Chuck Collins, Dedrick Asante-Muhammad | September 13, 2017

As our country becomes more diverse, our racial wealth gap means it’s also becoming poorer.

It’s Not Too Late to Reverse the Road to Zero Wealth for Households of Color

Chuck Collins, Dedrick Asante-Muhammad | September 13, 2017

No savings, investments or home equity. This economic dystopia looms for minority families, and so does a choice: Do we want America to be more like Brazil or Canada?

Report: The Road to Zero Wealth

Chuck Collins, Dedrick Asante-Muhammad, Josh Hoxie, Emanuel Nieves | September 11, 2017

How the Racial Wealth Divide is Hollowing Out America’s Middle Class

We Can Reverse Generations of Racial Economic Inequality

Chuck Collins, Dedrick Asante-Muhammad | August 24, 2016

If we want to narrow the divide, we’ll need to make a full-throttle effort to reverse existing upside-down tax incentives.

America’s Racial Wealth Divide Is Nothing Short of Shocking

Dedrick Asante-Muhammad, Chuck Collins | August 10, 2016

It would take the average black family 228 years to accrue the same amount of wealth that white families have today.

Without Change, African-American and Latino Families Won’t Match Current Average White Wealth for Centuries

Dedrick Asante-Muhammad, Chuck Collins, Josh Hoxie, Emanuel Nieves | August 9, 2016

Report Calls for Major Federal Policy Shifts To Address Growing Racial Wealth Divide

Report: Ever-Growing Gap

Chuck Collins, Dedrick Asante-Muhammad, Josh Hoxie, Emanuel Nieves | August 8, 2016

Without Change, African-American and Latino Families Won’t Match White Wealth for Centuries

Help Spread the Word: #RacialWealthGap

Chuck Collins, Dedrick Asante-Muhammad, Josh Hoxie, Emanuel Nieves | July 19, 2016

Help us spread the word about our latest report, “The Ever-Growing Gap: Without Change, African-American and Latino Families Won’t Match White Wealth for Centuries”

Wealth is the Gift that Keeps on Giving

Mariko Chang, Dedrick Asante-Muhammad | December 12, 2011

Whether you are religious or secular, make holidays a celebration of family, tradition, and values instead of unsustainable spending and materialism.

Race and Economics: A Nation and Its Capital Divided

Dedrick Asante-Muhammad | November 9, 2010

The best hope I see for the country and it’s cities, like Washington DC, is that sooner rather than latter the electorate recognizes that changing politicians isn’t a change we can believe in, rather the country must radically change the trickle down, deregulated economy which has maintained racial divisions and increased economic inequality.