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National Gathering Looks to Address Root Causes of Inequality

NonProfit Quarterly

Community Reinvestment Strengths and Shortfalls NCRC was formed in 1990 to defend the 1977 Community Reinvestment Act , a law created to undo the structural racism embedded in redlining. The rule refers to Section 1071 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act, the law which created the CFPB in 2010.

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What Would an Economy That Loved Black People Look Like?

NonProfit Quarterly

Closing the Racial Wealth Gap in the South US researcher and agricultural law expert Nathan Rosenberg has said , “If you want to understand wealth and inequality in this country, you have to understand Black land loss.” Even as the struggles for civil rights, inclusion, and economic justice gain ground, investment in the South remains uneven.

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¡Adelante! A Latinx Community Organizes to Generate Community Wealth

NonProfit Quarterly

According to a 2020 report from the National Women’s Law Center, in terms of lifetime income over a 40-year career, that gap costs the average Latina over $1.163 million. This vision is reflected in how we conduct our entrepreneurship trainings. Nationwide, Latinas are typically paid just 55 cents for every dollar paid to White men.

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What’s in a Name? The Ethics of Building Naming Gifts

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Law professor John Eason notes that present-day social justice movements often call for renouncing past namings for slave owners, white supremacists, or anti-Semites. an alumnus, was convicted of a felony and sentenced to nearly three years in prison for arranging the brutal execution of his show horse for the insurance payout.

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