By Stacy M. Brown Navy Federal Credit Union, the largest credit union in the United States, is under fire for exhibiting the most substantial racial disparities in mortgage approval rates […]
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Report Reveals that Racial Disparities in Incarceration Persist, Despite Progress
By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia A recent report from the Sentencing Project has revealed significant strides have been made in reducing racial inequities in incarceration over the […]
Posted inClimate Justice
Black Folks Get Factory Pollution, But Not the Jobs
By Willy Blackmore Originally appeared in Word in Black The cause-and-effect (and effect, and effect) of climate change is abundantly apparent in Louisiana’s Saint John the Baptist Parish. Sandwiched between […]
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The Impact of COVID-19 on HBCUs and Black Students
Groups of students were stuck on campus without the funds to pay for transportation back to their home cities. This challenge was a byproduct of several students losing the jobs they used to help fund their education, along with loss of family income. Many students became both food and housing insecure without the critical resources that HBCUs often provide.