The USA PotatoPoll: Voters Say Billionaires Pay Too Little in Taxes, Back Action on Inequality
The poll found that 8 in 10 Americans view the wealth gap as a problem that is either “very big” or “somewhat big.”“Abundance” Lobby Uses Trendy Words to Hide Same Old Attacks on the Environment
The “abundance” climate agenda is little more than a progressive repackaging of trickle-down, anti-regulatory economics.
Paria sans portefeuille"Join Michael in his discussion with Professor #JusteneHillEdwards about her powerful new book, #SavingsAndTrust: The Rise and Betrayal of the Freedman's Bank. Created after the Civil War, the #FreedmansBank was where tens of thousands of formerly enslaved people placed their savings only to have them stolen by corrupt white bankers."
#Freedmen #Reconstruction #ReconstructionEra #BlackHistory #BlackHistoryMonth #UShistory #RacialWealthGap #books @bookstodon @histodons
Book talk
"On February 10, 2025, historian #JusteneHillEdwards, was in conversation with Rethinking Schools editor Jesse Hagopian. They discussed Edwards’ book, "#SavingsAndTrust: The Rise and Betrayal of the #FreedmansBank", a comprehensive account of the Freedman’s Bank and its depositors"
replay: https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/the-rise-and-betrayal-of-the-freedmans-bank/
#Reconstruction #ReconstructionEra #WarAgainstReconstruction #Freedmen #BlackHistory #BlackHistoryMonth #UShistory #RacialWealthGap #books @bookstodon @histodons
Reconstruction Robbery: The Rise and Betrayal of the Freedman’s Bank
Historian Justene Hill Edwards will discuss her book, Savings and Trust: The Rise and Betrayal of the Freedman’s Bank, a comprehensive account of the Freedman’s Bank and its depositors. This session is part of the Zinn Education Project’s Teach the Black Freedom Struggle online people’s history series.
NABJ Black News & ViewsThe median household income for Black families is about half that of whites. Black workers earn 15 cents less on the dollar. But author Rodney A. Brooks is delivering a history lesson that can help close the racial wealth gap. https://bit.ly/47H64Fa #racialwealthgap
Author taps hidden history to advise Black America on closing racial wealth cap NABJ Black News & Views
The American dream has been a dream deferred for many Black Americans. More than 17 percent live below the poverty line. The median household income for Black families is almost half of that of white families. Black students are less likely to graduate from college and be hired into high earning jobs. And those who
NPQ“There is a limit after which increased wealth creates more harm than good.” Efforts to close the #racialwealthgap have focused on building wealth in communities of color, but it is also vital to put an end to excessive #wealth at the top: https://nonprofitquarterly.org/excessive-wealth-has-run-amok-this-must-stop/ #economicjustice #equity #wealthgap
Democracy NerdFrancisco Perez, Associate Professor Economics at the University of Utah, joins the podcast to discuss his essay "How Do We Build Back Black Wealth? Understanding the Limits of Black Capitalism," pointing out that a racially-diverse oligarchy is not the ideal end result for the purposes of economic and racial justice.
#democracy #economicjustice #economics #socialjustice #blackcapitalism #racialwealthgap #threatstodemcracy #democracynerd
https://democracynerd.us/episode/understanding-the-limits-of-black-capitalism-w-francisco-perez
Understanding the Limits of Black Capitalism w/ Francisco Perez | Democracy Nerd
Francisco Perez, Associate Professor Economics at the University of Utah, joins the podcast to discuss his essay "How Do We Build Back Black Wealth? Understand...
Mark Abraham#Connecticut will deposit $3,200 for each of >15,000 children who are born into low-income families each year. These #babybonds will grow in value to $11-25K by the time these children reach adulthood.
https://ctmirror.org/2023/05/16/ct-baby-bonds-compromise-erick-russell-ned-lamont-shawn-wooden/
According to the 2022 DataHaven Community #WellbeingSurvey, 15% of adults in CT have a negative net worth, but this figure rises to 25% among Black and 27% among Latino adults, and to 37% among adults earning <$30K/year.
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«According to the #BrookingsInstitute, homes in Black neighborhoods are valued at 23% less than those in non-Black neighborhoods despite having similar quality and amenities.
Advocates for #Black homeowners say this bias contributes to the #RacialWealthGap because it limits the financial returns of real estate for Black families.»
https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/15/us/real-estate-appraisals-bias-reaj/index.html
Poetry NewsRacial wealth gap grows
Discrimination sets us apart
Seeking success barred
#racialwealthgap #discrimination #equality #haiku #poetry
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/03/realestate/real-estate-developers-black-latino.html
