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Islamic banking can increase access to financial services for minorities, who frequently lack access to traditional banking services due to income inequality. Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA

COMMENTARY: Faith and Fortitude — How Black Muslims’ Core Values Can Transform the Racial Wealth Landscape

NNPA NEWSWIRE — It’s no longer a choice but an obligation to take the current economic state of our community into consideration. We need to be...

Black voters are not just a loyal part of the Democratic base, and they are a very practical one too.

Black History4 years ago

Despite Apathy, Activists and Strategists Urge Black Voters Not to Sit out 2022 Midterms

NNPA NEWSWIRE — With new voter suppression laws, the leaked Roe V. Wade opinion, and the assault on many other rights, some question whether the voting...

Bernice A. King joined the children of late civil rights champions the Rev. C.T. Vivian, and U.S. Rep. John Lewis, in blasting voter suppression laws that have cropped up since the 2020 election. (Photo: Bernice A. King, daughter of Martin Luther King Jr. and the CEO of the King Center introduces civil rights leaders Julian Bond, John Lewis, and Andrew Young at the Civil Rights Summit at the LBJ Presidential Library. Photo by Lauren Gerson. / Wikimedia Commons)

Black History5 years ago

53 Years After MLK’s Assassination, Children of Civil Rights Icons Fight Voter Suppression

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Bernice A. King joined the children of late civil rights champions the Rev. C.T. Vivian, and U.S. Rep. John Lewis, in blasting voter...

When looking at specific minority groups over the last five years, growth in sidepreneurship is up 99 percent among African American women, compared to 70 percent for Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders, 63 percent for Asian Americans, 46 percent for Latina/Hispanic women, and 36 percent among Native Americans/Alaska Native businesswomen.

Black History6 years ago

Report: Companies Owned by Women of Color Account for 89 Percent of All New Women-Owned Businesses

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The annual report, based on U.S. Census Bureau data adjusted by Gross Domestic Product data, found that women-owned businesses continue to trend above...

Op-Ed11 years ago

Tear Down the Walls of Economic Inequality

By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist After a spirited debate, the South Carolina House and Senate voted overwhelmingly to remove the Confederate battle flag from Statehouse...

Business12 years ago

States with Better ‘Business Climates’ Also Have Higher Inequality

(CityLab) – Economic inequality has risen substantially in the United States over the past several decades, but its rise has been uneven across the 50 states....

Op-Ed12 years ago

Pope Wants End to Economic Inequality

By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “Overcoming poverty is not a task of charity, it is an act of justice. Like Slavery and Apartheid, poverty...

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COMMENTARY: Faith and Fortitude — How Black Muslims’ Core Values Can Transform the Racial Wealth Landscape

Despite Apathy, Activists and Strategists Urge Black Voters Not to Sit out 2022 Midterms

53 Years After MLK’s Assassination, Children of Civil Rights Icons Fight Voter Suppression

Report: Companies Owned by Women of Color Account for 89 Percent of All New Women-Owned Businesses

Tear Down the Walls of Economic Inequality

States with Better ‘Business Climates’ Also Have Higher Inequality

Pope Wants End to Economic Inequality

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COMMENTARY: Faith and Fortitude — How Black Muslims’ Core Values Can Transform the Racial Wealth Landscape

Despite Apathy, Activists and Strategists Urge Black Voters Not to Sit out 2022 Midterms

53 Years After MLK’s Assassination, Children of Civil Rights Icons Fight Voter Suppression

Report: Companies Owned by Women of Color Account for 89 Percent of All New Women-Owned Businesses

Tear Down the Walls of Economic Inequality

States with Better ‘Business Climates’ Also Have Higher Inequality

Pope Wants End to Economic Inequality

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