Economic Opportunity
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 […]
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.
The Fight to Increase Racial Equity within Cannabis Policy
This brief outlines the history of cannabis policy in the United States and examines the current landscape for cannabis legalization at the state level. Additionally, the authors analyze a policy proposal aimed at lowering the barriers for Black entrepreneurs entering the cannabis industry.
Burning Issues: Heat Islands, Environmental Victimization, and Economic Disparities in Black Communities
This report examines the intersectional dynamics of UHIs and their effects on the Black community, exploring the underlying drivers, socioecological impacts, and policy implications of UHI-induced environmental victimization.
Economic Resurgence: Black Employment in Transition
This policy brief delves into the economic trends affecting Black Americans, examining past and present factors such as the COVID-19 pandemic’s effects on employment, the rise of remote job opportunities, and the growth of self-employment.
Rooted Inequality: Analyzing the Economic Causes and Consequences of Food Insecurity
Food insecurity and economic mobility in the Black community are intricately connected. This policy brief explores the socioeconomic determinants of food security and their impact on the economic mobility of the Black community.
Leveraging Upskill and Reskill Programs in Technology for Black Economic Growth
This policy brief identifies how investing in workforce development for Black individuals provides a pathway to not only addressing the talent deficit but also serves to dismantle systemic barriers and create opportunities for economic advancement.