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Talking Loud and Saying Nothing
I used to love me some JB. The funk. The precision. The songs: Papa Got a Brand New Bag. Sex Machine. Popcorn. Say it Loud: I'm Black and I
Sep 20, 20208 min read
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THE RACIAL WEALTH GAP: THE CHASM THAT JUST WON'T CLOSE
A recent study provides insight into the post emancipation trend in the racial wealth gap, and why it's so hard to close
Jul 1, 20233 min read
SNAP, FOOD INSECURITY, AND HUMAN RIGHTS
All this stuff about SNAP needs to be viewed from the vantage point of a human rights framework
Jun 13, 20234 min read
LOWER BLACK UNEMPLOYMENT RATE PARTIALLY DRIVEN BY INCREASED NUMBERS DROPPING OUT OF THE LABOR FORCE
It's way too early to be out here running victory laps in light of the recent drop in the Black unemployment rate
May 16, 20234 min read
STILL STIGMATIZING SNAP
Speaker McCarthy and his allies are part of a long tradition in stigmatizing the poor, including food stamp participants
May 9, 20235 min read
WHY THE FAIR TAX IS FOUL
All this yak-yak about a "Fair Tax"is foul AF.
May 2, 20236 min read
WANNA BLESS BLACK WOMEN? FIGHT TO CANCEL STUDENT LOAN DEBT!
We need to bless Black women--and millions of others in the process--by cancelling all student loan debt. Now!
Apr 15, 20237 min read
WHY WE'RE MORE LIKELY TO DEFAULT ON OUR STUDENT LOANS [HINT: IT AIN'T BECAUSE WE TRIFLING]
Black borrowers are more likely than Whites to default on their student loans. What's up with that?
Apr 7, 20237 min read
YOUNG, BLACK, AND BROKE: WHEN IT COMES TO WEALTH ACCUMULATION, BLACK MILLENNIALS ARE LOSING GROUND
When it comes to the wealth, Black millennials are pretty much broke and losing ground.
Mar 13, 20235 min read
THEY DON'T MEAN US NO GOOD
Let’s get straight to the point:
They don’t mean us no good.
Just in case you’re confused about who the hell “they” is, they is all them
Mar 8, 20236 min read
THE ECONOMIC AGONY OF AGING
Aging in America can be a real .... Especially if you're a Black woman. The economics of it can be brutal AF
Feb 23, 20235 min read
IT'S A BLACK THANG: DEFENDING AND STRENGTHENING SOCIAL SECURITY
It's the right--and Black Thang-- to fight to defend and strengthen Social Security
Feb 8, 20234 min read
UNCLE SAM AIN'T RUN OUT OF RACKS
The apostles of austerity love to sing that song "Uncle Sam ain't got no more racks." Don't buy it!
Jan 23, 20234 min read
NOT BY CHANCE BUT BY CHOICE: INEQUALITY IN UNITED STATES
The high degree of income and wealth inequality in the US is a matter of choice, not chance. Policy matters!
Jan 8, 20235 min read
PICK YOUR POSION ECONOMICS
When it comes to taming today's inflation we must reject PYP economics that says, "Pick Your Poision."
Dec 23, 20225 min read
WHAT'S FAITH GOT TO DO WITH THE FED?
We need a word from communities of faith about what's up at the Fed.
Dec 12, 20225 min read
CHASING THE WIND: COUNTING ON CRYPTO TO ELIMINATE THE RACIAL WEALTH DIVIDE
If you're out here thinking that crypto is going to eliminate the racial wealth gap, you just chasing wind
Dec 5, 20224 min read
THE BEATINGS MUST CEASE!
The Fed has been using interest rate hikes to give the economy a beat down. This is dangerous...The beatings must cease
Oct 17, 20226 min read
THE GOOD NEWS THAT AIN'T
Here's my bet: I bet the FED will see the most recent job increase as "untimely" and will continue to push us toward a recession
Oct 9, 20224 min read
A CURE THAT'S WORSE THAN THE DISEASE
The folk at the FED, led by Jerome Powell, are pushing a cure that's far worse than the disease.
Sep 29, 20222 min read
ANOTHER DOSE OF DROXY?
The FED prepares for yet another hike of the interest rate and delivering another dosage of droxy
Sep 20, 20224 min read
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