For Women of Color, the ‘Healthcare Gap’ is Real and Deadly
Millions of Americans will be affected by the GOP’s proposed healthcare replacement plan. But it’s black women and children, already at risk, who will be hit the hardest.
What Explains the Racial Wealth Gap?
A new study shows the legacy of racism far outweighs individual financial decisions in driving the growing gap between black and white families.
‘I Am Not Your Negro’ Reminds Us Just How Little Racial Progress We’ve Made
The racial wealth divide today has not decreased since James Baldwin died in 1987.
The Racial Wealth Gap Persists Through Retirement
100 CEOs have as much saved for retirement as 11 million black families, reflecting a broader problem of institutionalized racism in the U.S.
Health Care Repeal Is a Stealth Tax Break for Millionaires
If Obama’s health law is reversed, taxes will go down for the rich and up for the poor, while millions lose coverage.
For Black Americans, MLK’s Dream Still Isn’t Reality
Housing was a key part of King’s vision for economic justice, but most black Americans don’t own homes.
Help Spread the Word: #CanURetire
Help us spread the word about our latest report, “A Tale of Two Retirements: As Working Families Face Rising Retirement Insecurity, CEOs Enjoy Platinum Pensions.”
We Can Reverse Generations of Racial Economic Inequality
If we want to narrow the divide, we’ll need to make a full-throttle effort to reverse existing upside-down tax incentives.
A Post-Racial Society Wouldn’t Have an Increasing Racial Wealth Divide
It’s simply not true that race plays less of a role in economic inequality than it did in previous generations, Josh Hoxie tells the Real News Network.
America’s Staggering Racial Wealth Gap Is Getting Worse, Not Better
New report suggest without public policy reform, the wealth divide between white, black and Latino families will continue growing.
The Wealth Gap Between Black and White Families Is Getting Worse
If the current trend continues, it will take black families 228 years to catch up to the current wealth of the average white family.
Report: Ever-Growing Gap
Without Change, African-American and Latino Families Won’t Match White Wealth for Centuries
America’s Huge Racial Wealth Gap Is No Accident
For the first time, Democrats are acknowledging America’s deep racial wealth gap — Here’s how we can start to close it.
In Stark Contrast to the Past, the Democratic Platform Addresses Issues of Structural Inequality
Tax reform, Wall Street accountability, and the racial wealth divide are all acknowledged in this year’s agenda.