State of the Dream 2010: Drained

Jobless and Foreclosed in Communities of Color

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State of the Dream 2010: Drained explores the current racial economic divide in the U.S. in terms of unemployment, income, poverty, net worth, and rate of foreclosures.

In Drained, we discuss the shortcomings of "colorblind," broad-spectrum policies, and the urgent need for targeted policies geared toward lifting up the communities in most need. We highlight this policy approach as key to narrowing the gaping racial income and wealth divides, and to rebuilding the economy as a whole.

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The authors of this report are:

• Ajamu Dillahunt, UFE Board Member
• Brian Miller, Executive Director, UFE
• Mike Prokosch, UFE Board Member
• Jeannette Huezo, Education Coordinator, UFE
• Dedrick Muhammad, Senior Organizer & Research Associate, Institute for Policy Studies

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