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Baby Bonds for Racial Equity: Assessing the Impact of Trump Accounts on Wealth Gaps
This publication evaluates the impact of several local, state, and federal baby bond policies on wealth generation in Black communities.
Financing Black Futures: Cryptocurrency and the Racial Wealth Gap
This publication provides a foundational framework for understanding decentralized finance, outlines the current policy landscape for cryptocurrency, and identifies opportunities for future legislation to protect Black Americans and all users.
Black on the Timeline: Social Media, Misinformation, and the Mental Health of Black Emerging Adults
This report examines the role social media plays in both supporting and undermining mental health among Black emerging adults, with particular attention to the impacts of online racism, misinformation, and community-building.
Health Disparities and Social Isolation in Major Black Cities
This report shows how factors like provider shortages, transportation barriers, and underinvestment in mental health services intersect to deepen social isolation and reinforce geographic and racial inequality in cities like Detroit, Philadelphia, and Houston.
The Price of Belonging: Reclaiming Access to Community Spaces
This report compares Detroit, Philadelphia, and Houston, revealing how transportation inequities and uneven investment restrict access to third places, such as parks, libraries, barbershops, and churches, especially in majority-Black neighborhoods.
H.R. 1: One Big Beautiful Bill Act – Impact on Black Communities
H.R. 1, signed into law by President Donald Trump, is a sweeping compilation of conservative fiscal and policy priorities that will add $5 trillion to the nation’s debt limit while significantly rolling back federal investments in health care, food assistance, climate, criminal justice, and civil rights enforcement.
Resource Guide – Financing Black Futures: Investing in Black Businesses to Grow America’s Future
Explore key insights, policy solutions, and data supporting Black business growth and entrepreneurship. This guide highlights resources to expand access to capital, strengthen small business ecosystems, and ensure equitable investment […]
Resource Guide – A Place to Prosper: Expanding Black Homeownership and Housing Equity
View research reports and policy analyses focused on promoting Black homeownership, addressing racial inequities in housing, and supporting renters.
Resource Guide – Unequal Returns: Reimagining Tax Policy to Build Black Wealth
Understand how tax structures impact wealth building in Black communities — and explore policy solutions that promote fairness, equity, and economic mobility. This guide provides resources to help reimagine tax […]
Forward Together: The Black Policy Playbook for an Equitable America
Forward Together: The Black Policy Playbook is a bold and necessary framework for addressing the most pressing challenges facing Black communities in the United States. The Playbook was co-developed by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation and the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, and features input from various research, advocacy, and policy organizations that share our commitment to improving the conditions of Black communities.