Most Black adults in the U.S. are optimistic about their financial future (Pew Research) How Some MBEs Led Baltimore to Suspend a Prime Contractor (Engineering News) The new International African American Museum opens at a prominent site of the slave trade (WBUR) Historically Black Colleges and Universities Have Affirmative Action Solutions. But They Need Help … Read more
There is no getting around the S&P 500 chart since October 2020. It kind of smacks you in the face. A 20% run up. The S&P Index hit a recent high last week after the US Federal Reserve Bank raised interest rates by a quarter of 1% (25 basis points or 0.25%). The move was … Read more
The supreme court struck down the use of race in affirmative action in college admissions at Harvard and the University of North Carolina in a 6-3 vote. It ruled that the use of race by the two universities to promote diversity violated of the equal protection clause, “not permitting any distinctions of law based on … Read more
For amazing historical photos of Black beaches, please jump to the photo section at the end of the article. Beach Access is Unavailable for Many Black Americans This week, we want to look at Black Beach Access in the United States. We have four interconnected stories about beach access: The city of Atlantic Beach, SC … Read more