The 9 latest articles on The Black Economy come from 8 sources, published between Oct 14 and Nov 3. Most come from Emerald Book (2).
People in these stories: Black (3), Trump (3), White (2), Algernon Austin (2)
Organizations: Federal Reserve (3), Center for Economic and Policy Research (2), CEPR (2), Fed (2), Emerald Pages (2)
According to the Survey of Consumer Finances, the median Black family income was only 51.8 percent of the median non-Hispanic White family income in 2025. Non-Hispanic White family wealth was nearly 10 times the median Black family wealth. Federal Reserve Board Report Shows…
The Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) recently reported on Federal Reserve data that shows that Black Americans have lost 25% of their wealth between 2022 and 2025. Whites, Asians, and Latinos all experienced increases in wealth to varying degrees. Why do…
Algernon Austin, a senior research fellow at the Center for Economic and Policy Research, analyzed newly released Federal Reserve data. His findings, also published by CounterPunch, show Black households’ median wealth fell from $49,100 to $36,800, a $12,300 drop over three years. The…
WASHINGTON (HUNS) — “The future belongs to creators who are bold,” Everette Taylor, CEO of crowdfunding platform Kickstarter, told students at Howard University during a recent visit. Taylor grew up in a low-income neighborhood in Richmond, Virginia, where he frequently encountered…
New Federal Reserve data reveals the median Black household net worth plunged 25 percent between 2022 and 2025 — from $49,100 to $36,800 — with the steepest losses landing in 2025 as the Trump administration rolled back federal equity initiatives and Black families absorbed the full force of…
Get NCRC news by email! As investor purchases of single family homes have increased over the last several years, so have concerns about the potential negative effects on communities. Black communities in particular have become hotspots for investor activity. Using…
Published by Jeremy Beck Roy Beck’s expanded history traces two centuries of immigration surges, employer bias, and the depression of Black wealth, and the four decades when tight labor markets built a middle-class nation For most decades since 1820, the book…
Policy changes are leased from administration to administration. Ownership is permanent. — Emerald Book, on economic sovereignty But here is the critical distinction: while the exact "six hours" metric lacks empirical backing, the sentiment behind it is entirely accurate. Economists universally…
Federal Reserve data show declining Black income and net worth, while advocates warn that rising prices and policy cuts could deepen the divide. The rising costs of living don’t appear to be going away any time soon, based on the…
Black economic power overall: consumer spending, economic mobility, the Black middle class and reports on the state of the Black economy.
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