Rachel Pearson founded women’s economic policy organization Engage, www.engagewomen.org, after working for years in Washington, D.C., and growing frustrated at the lack of bipartisanship in Congress. “Women outlive, outnumber and out vote men,” Pearson said. “The political power should be ours, and we should have a much larger impact on [...]
Last summer, Amazon worker Darryl Richardson was fed up with how he and his colleagues were being treated at work. Every part of their day was being tracked and recorded. Even going to the bathroom had become an ordeal. Too long off the job in a single day could result [...]
Sarah Cole, 32, is relaxing on the front porch swing with her partner, Robert Fitzpatrick, when her phone buzzes. It’s a text from their friend, Tim Higgins, inviting them over. Tim and his partner, Aaron Head, live just across the street. The spring breeze ruffles at least half a dozen different windchimes strung along the porch [...]
In the 70 years that have passed since the sprawling interstate highway system was built, which destroyed many Black and brown communities throughout the country and prompted decades of ignored protests, there has been little effort by the federal government to reverse the damage. A massive new federal program could [...]
Payday lenders targeting low-income people is nothing new. The short term, high interest loans, which are often catered to minorities in rural areas, have the potential to create a spiral of debt that many struggle to free themselves from. In 2018, for example, over 33,000 payday loans were taken out [...]
Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, millions of Americans continued to move around the country in 2020. Aside from packing up your life and throwing it into a van, you also have the laborious task of changing your address on all the many important on and offline accounts we’ve all opened throughout [...]
Since the most recent Covid stimulus bill was enacted earlier this month, the U.S. government has already provided around 90 million Americans with all or some of $1,400 payment. This week 20 million more will receive the money via mailed check and prepaid debit cards. The next big question is, [...]
Phyllis Hill was born in 1979 in Hazelhurst, Ga., a small predominantly white city of 5,000 people. Her grandmother, a staunch missionary Baptist and an educator, primarily raised her and inspired her to become a prominent Black leader and organizer in the South, as well as having a deep appreciation [...]
It’s March, which means tax season is in full swing. Filing your 2020 taxes could get complicated (what else is new about 2020?) Virtually no one was untouched by major financial changes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Stay-at-home orders forced businesses to close, leading to layoffs and the largest number [...]
After being shut out of early coronavirus relief, minority business owners are set for a major boost over the next two weeks after President Joe Biden’s administration opened a window of opportunity aimed at helping America’s smallest and neediest businesses. Starting February 24, there will be new rules for the [...]
