Black Unemployment Reaches 7.5% Nationwide as New Report Warns D.C. Faces Sharpening Risks » NCRC The Washington Informer, January 21, 2026, Black Unemployment Reaches 7.5% Nationwide as New Report Warns D.C. Faces Sharpening Risks

Black unemployment hit 7.5% nationally. A new report warns D.C. faces especially sharp risks. The numbers are bad. The policy direction is making them worse. ncrc.org/black-unempl... #justeconomy #RacialWealthGap

Racial Wealth Snapshot Series: Overview of Black American Economic Outlook (Part 1) » NCRC A concise snapshot of Black Americans’ economic outlook, covering wealth, income, employment, education and the racial wealth gap.

Black median checking and savings: $2,200. White median: $10,000. Not a budgeting problem. The downstream result of being locked out of wealth-building for generations. buff.ly/McEvMss #justeconomy #RacialWealthGap

Racial Wealth Snapshot Series: Overview of Black American Economic Outlook (Part 1) » NCRC A concise snapshot of Black Americans’ economic outlook, covering wealth, income, employment, education and the racial wealth gap.

Black households hold 15 cents for every dollar of white household wealth. $44,100 vs. $284,310. That gap has barely moved. NCRC's Racial Wealth Snapshot has the numbers. buff.ly/McEvMss #justeconomy #RacialWealthGap

Funding White Supremacy w/ Bob Williams - join us for the YouTube premiere tonight @ 7 pm ET! #RacialWealthGap #WhiteSupremacy #Inequality

The core mechanism of #WhiteSupremacy is rooted in #wealth concentration. We explore the privileges that wealth affords, how it insulates white people from systemic hardships faced by people of color, and why this #RacialWealthGap is only getting worse.

The #RacialWealthGap has tripled since the ‘60s b/c of federal policy. Economist Bob Williams details how tax breaks for the wealthy are a stealth engine of #WhiteSupremacy New ep. drops Sat. 1/31 @ 8AM ET #SystemicRacism #economics

Find all our ep. @: RealProgressives.org/macro-n-cheese/

Mission Yearbook: Racial wealth gap is subject of third video in series In the third installment of  the Center for the Repair for Historic Harm’s  video series “Zero to One: A Congregation’s Journey to Repair,” ...

#MissionYearbook #Racialwealthgap #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA

SAVE case signals troubling future Today, the greatest threat to Black educational futures is not a lack of talent or ambition — it’s the United States Supreme Court. In 2023, conservative justices ended affirmative action in higher education, dealing a blow to Black enrollment. Days later, the court blocked the Biden administration from administering broad-based student debt relief, a move […]

'SAVE case signals troubling future'

🖋 Braxton Brewington | Word In Black
📸 Photo from Desola Lanre Ologun | Unsplash

#stlamerican #stlnews #stlouis #WordInBlack #StudentDebt #SAVEPlan #HigherEducation #RacialWealthGap #PublicPolicy

Federal Reserve data shows white households hold nearly seven times the wealth of Black households. #RacialWealthGap #EconomicJustice
A gap unchanged for decades.
#WeNeedARevolution

TODAY’S CUP OF
☕️ HISTORY-TEA ☕️:
GI Bill's Dirty Secret:
White Vets Got the Dream,
Black Vets Got Denied 🏠🚫

Video: youtube.com/shorts/9Ri7Y...

#GIBillExposed #RacialWealthGap #Homeownership #HistorTea #vetrights
#history #historyfacts

Heirs’ Property Issues Are Causing Black Wealth Loss. Just One Major Funder Is On the Case The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation stands out in the fight on behalf of those who have informally inherited their ancestors’ lands, buildings or homes.

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation stands out in the fight on behalf of those who have informally inherited their ancestors’ lands, buildings or homes.

Dawn Wolfe(@drwolfe.bsky.social) Reports: tinyurl.com/ehx4pttt

#HeirsProperty #RacialWealthGap #LandJustice #HousingJustice #BlackFarmers

The American government owes Black Americans from 1619 to the present. #reparationsnow #racialwealthgap

🖤💰 “One Big Beautiful Bill” = More $$ for the rich, fewer doors open for the rest of us. We must hold lawmakers accountable & reject the narrative that blames Black families for systemic exclusion. #RacialWealthGap #EconomicJustice #BlackWealth

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When I began research on the #racialwealthgap in grad school, I had lots of questions about survey questions on financial attitudes. Do the response options mean the same thing to all respondents? How might interpretation vary by race and class position? You can see this healthy questioning in 1/

America loves to skip the math. Black people were legally enslaved, segregated, and denied rights for 346 years. We’ve only been legally “free” for 59. That’s not ancient history, that’s our parents’ and grandparents’ lifetime.
#BlackHistory #SystemicRacism #RacialWealthGap #MassIncarceration

How the GroundBreak Coalition Is Taking on the Racial Home Ownership Gap GroundBreak’s 2024 pilot project proved how easy it can be to get first-time buyers into their own homes. Here's the latest on the philanthropy-backed coalition's work.

Dek: GroundBreak’s 2024 pilot project proved how easy it can be to get first-time buyers into their own homes. Now, the coalition is moving just under $40 million in the fight against wealth inequality.

Dawn Wolfe (@drwolfe.bsky.social) Reports: tinyurl.com/y6txd62t

#RacialWealthGap

Mission Yearbook: Cliff Goins IV calls for collective action to close the racial wealth gap Cliff Goins IV , an investor and entrepreneur who recently published “ Minding the Wealth Gap: Our Playbook to Close It Together ,” , was a ...

Cliff Goins IV, an investor and entrepreneur who recently published “Minding the Wealth Gap: Our Playbook to Close It Together,” , was a recent guest on “A Matter of Faith: A Presby Podcast.” #MissionYearbook #CliffGoinsIV #racialwealthgap #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA

I’m proud to share Securing Georgia’s Future, a report that makes the case for #babybonds as a powerful tool to close Georgia’s growing racial wealth divide.

📘 Read the report at kindredfutures.org

#gapol #economicjustice #racialwealthgap #publicpolicy #georgia

The racial wealth gap isn’t shrinking—it’s calcifying.
This didn’t happen by accident. It’s policy, inheritance, and power at work.
And if it was built, it can be dismantled.

#DidYouKnow #RacialWealthGap #ReparationsNow #SystemicInequality

These aren’t broken systems.
They’re working as designed.
This conversation goes beyond stats.
It’s about truth, harm, repair and the future.

🔗 Join us: sites.utulsa.edu/chetu

#ReparativeJustice #RacialWealthGap #FromHereToEquality #peopleoverprofit

Minnesota seeks to address racial wealth gap through affordable homeownership program House Bill 2507 aims to expand affordable homeownership for Black Minnesotans and foster wealth.

Minnesota is taking bold steps to close the racial wealth gap with a groundbreaking bill aimed at expanding affordable homeownership for Black residents—could this be the key to economic stability?

Click to read more!

#MN #AffordableHomeownership #CitizenPortal #MinnesotaHousing #RacialWealthGap

Oregon Legislature establishes statewide homeownership goal amid housing disparities Legislation promotes homeownership to reduce racial wealth gaps and improve community stability.

Oregon is taking bold steps to tackle homeownership disparities with House Bill 2698, aiming to empower marginalized communities and reshape the housing landscape.

Learn more here

#OR #EconomicStability #RacialWealthGap #HousingAccessibility

Is your Accountant a Trump voter? Would you trust a Trump voter with your taxes?
Spoiler: I don’t. America’s racialized economy forces impossible choices.
Read: martinkush.com/navigating-r...
#TaxSeason #RacialWealthGap

The Federal Workforce, The Creation of the Black Middle Class, and its Tenuous Future: A Black History Month Reflection » NCRC Given this Black History Month's theme of African Americans and labor, we explore the unique history of federal employment providing a pathway to the middle class for Black Americans and the threats…

The federal workforce helped create the Black middle class—but its future is at risk. Attacks on public sector jobs threaten economic gains built over generations. Read more: ncrc.org/the-federal-... #JustEconomy #RacialWealthGap

Racism Isn’t the Only Cause of the Racial Wealth Gap Widening the lens to capitalism itself could yield insights on how to close the gap.

“The Plunder of Black America deftly illustrates how nearly every attempt by Black families to advance economically and pass down wealth has been undermined by a thicket of racist laws and practices, whether by intent or effect” -Eric Herschthal newrepublic.com/article/1920... #racialwealthgap