We have about 70 Stories this week we a large number of economic stories Top Stories Evictions are likely to skyrocket this summer as jobs remain scarce. Black renters will be hard hit (Washington Post) Senate Democrats Propose $350 Billion Plan To Invest In Communities Of Color (Forbes) 10 Myths about the racial wealth gap … Read more
Paycheck Protection Program Loan Level Data North American Industry Classification System Files This PPP data is an amazing snap shot of business in the US. I see four quick trends without doing a lot of deep analysis. 1. They were handing out money left and right. The shoveled out $4.4 billion in NJ in three … Read more
We have 47 stories this week related to Black business or Black Economics plus and a summary of William Darity’s discussions about his reparations book: “From Here to Equality Top Stories The economics behind racial coronavirus disparities (PBS NewsHour) – Nice watchable summary of current economic state of Black America. William Darity discusses reparations in … Read more
We have 51 stories this week related to Black business or Black Economics Top Stories Black Strike Day – July 20th Workers demanding union rights plan to walk off the job in nationwide Strike for Black Lives (CNN) – The strike for Black Lives is planned for July 20th. Works want the right to form … Read more
We have 74 total stores this week related to Black Business or Black Economics. Top stories Blackout Day: July 7th, 2020 and 30-Day Buy Black Challenge Blackout Day: July 7th, 2020. Do not spend any money at non-Black owned businesses. (USA Today) (Complex) (Insider) #TheShowMustBePaused or TheShowMustBePaused. There is a related site called Black Out … Read more