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by Nsenga Burton onDecember 27, 2011
As we tighten our belts, lawmakers expand their belts.
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by Sheryl Huggins Salomon onOctober 23, 2011
A professor asks why the rich are getting richer while racial and gender barriers are falling.
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by Joel Dreyfuss onAugust 1, 2011
Can the 101-year-old civil rights group's services-focused approach help a recession-battered black community?
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by Nsenga Burton onJuly 26, 2011
The recession and uneven recovery have erased decades of minority gains.
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by Tom Shapiro onMay 21, 2010
An author of a new study explains why, and how to restore fairness to a system that favors the wealthy.
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by Latoya Peterson onMay 21, 2010
Even if you have a high income, you may lag far behind your white friends when it comes to wealth accumulation. Here's how to close the gap.
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by Latoya Peterson onMarch 12, 2010
A smart approach to finances can narrow the economic disparities between black and white women.
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by Meizhu Lui onMarch 18, 2009
Anyone who’s still throwing around the term “post-racial society” doesn’t know anything about Americans and money. For every dollar a typical white family has, a black family now has just 10 cents. How the recession is turning the wealth gap into a deepening canyon.
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