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 […]
Greater Milwaukee Foundation Launches “A Milwaukee for All”
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz “I can hear the grinding, the crunch of bone and hope, city as machine chomps greedily eating everything unhinged, unattached…” Those words were written by Dasha Kelly Hamilton, Wisconsin’s poet laurate, and recited during the Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s kick off event for its new series, “A Milwaukee for All” on Friday, June […]
Our Path Forward to Advance Racial Equity
By Brian Lamb Brian Lamb is Global Head of Diversity & Inclusion at JPMorgan Chase & Co. SPONSORED CONTENT The past year has been one of the most tumultuous chapters in recent history for Black Americans, with numerous reminders that systemic racism brings devastating consequences for individuals, families and communities. The COVID-19 pandemic is tearing […]