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What We Don’t See and Research

October 5, 2024

BlackEconomics.org® We could have titled this essay: “The Forest for the Trees” or just “What We Don’t See.” Both infer that we are missing something. Are Black Americans missing something? Yes! The evidence is that we are not seeing clearly and are not researching properly. We are a People who have been in physical and […]

Popular Interests In This Article: B Robinson, Black Economics, Economic Disparities

EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED, THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE MADISON TIMES

Missing the Point

June 24, 2023

BlackEconomics.org® The relatively few existing Black American economists focus largely on inequality (stratification) issues. We realize that in-equality in employment and income are not our primary concerns even as we consider Black America’s ~$1.8 trillion in spending power for 2023.(1) Rather, wealth inequality is the most salient metric by which we assess progress: Our wealth […]

Popular Interests In This Article: B Robinson, Black Economics, Economic Disparities, Economic Equity

NAREB Wants Special Purpose Credit Programs to Bridge Black-White Homeownership Gap

April 15, 2023

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia The median net worth for Black households is an embarrassingly low $24,000 compared to $188,000 for white families. And that’s one reason only 45.3% of Black Americans owned their homes in 2022, compared to 74.6% of white people, according to the National Association of Real […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Economic Disparities, Lending Disparities, National Association of Real Estate Brokers, Racial Disparities, Stacy M. Brown

Congressional Committee Hears About Milwaukee’s Housing Inequities — And How to Fix Them

April 16, 2022

By PrincessSafiya Byers Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. Rent caps, support for emerging developers and direct financial support for proven housing agencies were just a few solutions to housing inequities presented […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Bryan Steil, Economic Disparities, Gwen Moore, Jim Hines, Panel Discussions, PrincessSafiya Byers, Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth

Raising Wisconsin’s Minimum Wage Would Significantly Cut Poverty. So Why Is It Still $7.25?

July 31, 2021

Gretchen Gerlach (Wisconsin Watch) Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. For 26-year-old Olivia McKnight, raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour would transform her life. As a full-time Popeyes employee in […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Economic Disparities, Fight for $15, Gretchen Gerlach, James Rudd, Minimum Wage



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