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Urban Institute Updates 1965 Moynihan Report on Black Poverty

Posted on June 18, 2013 by The Soul Brother

The National Urban League Wire Nearly five decades ago, Daniel Patrick Moynihan’s 1965 report for the U.S. Department of Labor, The Negro Family: The Case for National Action, provoked a firestorm of debate in its probing of the roots of … Continue reading →

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Housing Crisis: Widespread Discrimination; Little Taste for Enforcement

Posted on June 13, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Nikole Hannah-Jones The results of Tuesday’s U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development national study on the persistence of housing discrimination are unlikely to shock: Racial and ethnic minorities continue to find themselves locked out of many housing opportunities. … Continue reading →

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The Racial Wealth Accumulation Gap and Why ACLU is Suing Morgan Stanley for Racial Discrimination

Posted on May 13, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Greger Calhan This month, the Urban Institute joined an emerging consensus of researchers and social scientists with a new report revealing, in the starkest terms, our nation’s vast and widening racial gap in wealth creation. With this report, Less than … Continue reading →

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