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The Saver’s Match Could Be a Game Changer for Retirement Savings—Especially for Black Women
Morningstar· 23 hours agoThe program, which matches individuals’ contributions to 401(k) plans, could help close the racial...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 2 days agoIs it too late for legalizing weed at the federal level to undo the damage of criminalization and racial disparities in the already multi-billion dollar cannabis industry? ...
Phoenix Police Have Pattern Of Violating Civil Rights, Using Excessive Force: DOJ
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 4 days agoInvestigators found stark racial disparities in how officers in the Phoenix Police Department...
DOJ report: Phoenix police engaged in a pattern of racial discrimination
Arizona Mirror via Yahoo News· 6 days agoDepartment of Justice accused the Phoenix Police Department of violating the civil and...
Mass. sees a drop in opioid-related death rates but no letup in harm - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe· 12 hours agoAmong racial groups, fatality rates are highest for Indigenous people, and fatality rates increased...
Tax Code Must Promote, Not Hinder, Fairness for Black Taxpayers
Bloomberg Law· 1 day agoThis week, we celebrate Juneteenth, a reminder that news of Black Americans’ emancipation arrived two years late. Let us honor the holiday by boosting awareness of how the Internal Revenue Code ...
With pardons in Maryland, 2.5 million Americans will have marijuana convictions cleared or forgiven
San Francisco Chronicle· 14 hours agoMaryland this week became the latest state to announce mass pardons for people convicted of...
Minnesota office looks to close racial gaps in healthcare
KARE 11 Minneapolis-St. Paul· 5 days agoThe Minnesota Department of Health will sharpen its focus on ways to reduce racial health...
Study examines educational and career disparities among minoritized students
UB Reporter· 6 days agoNew research from the University at Buffalo offers groundbreaking insights into the strategies that help students from underrepresented groups succeed academically and in their careers. The ...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 15 hours agoCalling themselves NinetyToZero in reference to the goal of bringing the nearly 90 percent racial wealth gap between Black and white Americans down to zero, the group of companies ...