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How You Can Support DC Black-Owned Restaurants Now
Food writer and advocate Anela Malik. Photograph by Anela Malik. Soon after Covid-19 hit, DC food writer and advocate Anela…
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Five ways city leaders can support Black entrepreneurs’ efforts to ‘buy back the block’
When it comes to commercial real estate ownership in majority-Black neighborhoods, Black business owners are often systemically excluded from the…
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What are Black-Owned Banks And How Do You Support Them?
Where you bank can promote racial equity and inclusion. Supporting Black-owned banks can help economically empower Black communities, who historically…
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Prince George’s County Wealth Shifts to Charles County – NBC4 Washington
In 2006, Ebony Magazine declared Prince George’s County, Maryland, the wealthiest majority-Black county in America. Some of its richest residents…
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Black-White Wealth Gap In Cities
The wealth discrepancy between blacks and whites is one of the most stark examples of inequality in America. White American…
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‘Buy Black’ movement helps Black-owned businesses amid COVID-19: It’s ‘more than a trend’
In a space they said was built to make a “positive impact,” the three young founders of Washington, D.C.’s Village…
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How To Spend A Day In Black-Owned Washington, D.C.
At one point in time, Washington D.C. was deemed “Chocolate City,” because the majority of its population was African-American. And…
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Facebook opens Black business grant program
Eligible businesses can receive up to $4K in funding Published August 19, 2020 by Sydney Lake Photo courtesy Facebook Inc.…
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Tearing Down Black America – Boston Review
When James Baldwin visited San Francisco in 1963 to film a documentary about U.S. racism, he encountered neighborhoods in turmoil:…
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Black wealth is increasing, but so is the racial wealth gap
Editor’s note: This piece has been updated with clarifications on data and sourcing, and a correction to Figure 1 and…
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