While policymakers have worked to address the racial wealth gap, Black communities still have lower rates of homeownership and less retirement savings than their white peers. Today, as new technologies reshape our financial system, cryptocurrency has emerged as a beacon of possibility.
Read MoreCBCF’s 2025 Policy for the People Economic Advancement Virtual Summit Convenes Experts to Reimagine Black Wealth
As the federal government shutdown continues, the ripple effects are being felt across communities already bearing the brunt of economic instability. For many Black families, the shutdown is not just a temporary inconvenience; it is another stark reminder of the fragility of economic security in a system where opportunity is not equally distributed.
Read MoreClosing the Gap: Reflecting on Black Women’s Equal Pay Day and the Path Forward
Black Women’s Equal Pay Day highlights the problem of Black women disproportionately affected by the gender pay gap, signaling the date that Black women must work until to earn what non-Hispanic White men made in the previous year.
Read MorePrecision Medicine: Will African Americans Be Economically Left Behind?
The Precision Medicine Initiative, the Federal Government’s investment in Genomic Medicine, is a bold new research effort to revolutionize how we improve health and treat disease.
Read More“CBCF Perspectives” OPINIONS: Can Transportation be a Bridge to Wealth for African Americans?
Entrepreneurship and Transportation. The combination has created many a successful business in the last 10 years.
Read MoreChange: How to Close the Wealth Gap
Do you have any idea how unequal the wealth is in our society? The percentage of wealth owned by each fifth of the U.S. population is mind-blowing.
Read MoreLand of the Free…Stuff?
These days, we are surrounded by sound bites of the latest speeches coming from presidential candidates on their campaign trail.
Read MorePockets of Prestige
At the closeout of January 2015, Forbes published an article listing the Top 10 Cities for African Americans. Looking at America’s 52 largest metropolitan areas, rankings were based upon home ownership, entrepreneurship, median household income, and demographic trends.
Read MoreWhy We Must Reform the NCAA
College football is no longer the innocent little game that Rutgers defeated Stanford in back in 1869. It is now a billion dollar industry with million dollar coaches and mega tv deals and the courts have spoken; players deserve a piece of pie.
Read MoreBridging the Intercontinental Leadership Divide: African Energy Association to Host Inaugural Dinner
On Tuesday, August 5th, 2014 The African Energy Association will take its place on the world stage by hosting its inaugural African-US leadership awards dinner at the Willard Hotel in Washington, D.C. and will highlight the over $300 billion dollar opportunity in the African energy sector.
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