By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist African Americans are overrepresented among the poor, but it would be a mistake to conclude that all African Americans are...
Michael A. Fletcher, THE WASHINGTON POST (The Washington Post)—The Great Recession was hard on almost everyone, eroding the net worth of the typical American by...
By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist It reminds me of the classic Gone with the Wind. A young Scarlet O’Hara was standing in a field with her...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist In a 2010 report titled, “Lifting as we Climb: Women of Color, Wealth, and America’s Future,” posted by Insight – Center...
by Jeffrey L. Boney Special to the NNPA from the Houston Forward Times Despite historically high unemployment rates, African Americans have shown resiliency in their ability...
[NNPA] By Roz Edward Special to the NNPA from the Atlanta Daily World According to the data found in a new report, “The Buying Power of...
[NNPA] By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent ASHVILLLE, N.C. (NNPA) – Before the end of the Great Recession, researchers at United for a Fair Economy, a...
[NNPA] By Maya Rhodan NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Whites had an average wealth of $632,000 in 2010 while Blacks had about $98,000 and Hispanics...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist According to a new research report, America’s racial wealth gaps will persist until public policy reforms provide every family the...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist F. Scott Fitzgerald got it right when he said the rich are different. We are witnessing that in the...
