Town Hall Meeting in Boston with Rep. Barney Frank, Mass. AG Martha Coakley Focuses on Harmful Banking Practices, Rising Credit Card Interest Rates Hurting Working Families and Consumers. Co-hosted by Service Employees International Union (SEIU), the Massachusetts Public
Interest Research Group (MassPIRG), and UFE.
March 19, 2008
Race and gender compound the greatest economic inequality since the Great Depression of the
1930s.
It is time for a change. By UFE staffer Amaad Rivera. December 18, 2007
Poverty: Of the Wallet, or of the Spirit? | UFE Contributes to National Poverty Task Force | Economics As If People Mattered, 2007 | Q&A with Peter Edelman, Contributor to the Center for American Progress Poverty Task Force | The Poor Pay More and Shareholders Hold their Noses | New Immigration Workshop | Western Union Pressured on Excessive Remittance Fees | Putting Pressure on Predatory Lending in Louisiana | All Aboard the Asset Train | Holding the Dems to Task | The Estate Tax—at Issue in Congress and in White House Race | Tax Cut Madness Continues
It should be well known by now that wealth=income+assets-debts. But it's not as well known as it should be, and this holds true across low-income communities and communities of color. A white family has more than five times as much wealth as a typical African American or Latino family.
The Racial Wealth Divide (RWD) program deepens the understanding about the historical and contemporary barriers to wealth creation among communities of color. RWD lifts up the importance of wealth and wealth-building strategies among communities struggling to attain economic equality.
The Racial Wealth Divide (RWD) program deepens the understanding about the historical and contemporary barriers to wealth creation among communities of color. RWD lifts up the importance of wealth and wealth-building strategies among communities struggling to attain economic equality.
