Economics

Study finds median wealth for single black women at $5 Among the most startling revelations in the wealth data is that while single white women in the prime of their working years (ages 36 to 49) have a median wealth of $42,600 (still only 61 percent of their single white male counterparts), the median wealth...
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One Minnesota – residing on the web at OneMN.org – “is a collaborative of the dynamic and creative capital of ALANA communities and friends building One-Minnesota (ALANA- African Latino Asian Native Americans). Rationale ALANA communities will make up a greater share of the future workforce ALANA communities currently make up a critical number of the workforce at...
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This article originally appeared in the Twin Cities Daily Planet on January 12, 2010. By Sheila Regan, TC Daily Planet January 12, 2010 A joint effort between Neighborhood House, the St. Paul Police Department (SPPD), and several business partners has resulted in a return of the community organization to St. Paul’s Highland Park, where it temporarily...
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I had no idea this even existed. This article originally appeared in the Twin Cities Daily Planet on December 28, 2009. This style is only one of the many different traditional outfits sold by vendors. (Photo by Diana Vang) By Diana Vang, TC Daily Planet December 28, 2009 Vendors at the Hmongtown Marketplace (217 Como Avenue, St. Paul)...
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NYTimes.com: The Recession’s Racial Divide WHAT do you get when you combine the worst economic downturn since the Depression with the first black president? A surge of white racial resentment, loosely disguised as a populist revolt…. When you’re going down, as the white middle class has been doing for several years now, it’s all too...
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MnIndy runs a report on how Wells Fargo hates poor, brown, and poor brown people but loves their money. former loan officer for Wells Fargo testified in one affidavit that employees regularly referred to minority borrowers as “mud people” and called subprime mortgages “ghetto loans.” In the latest development, a Superior Court Judge in Los...
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Jack & Jill Politics: The Return of LayAway LayAway is what fiscally savvy people are doing. It’s a way not to incur debt, interest and get what you need or want at the same time. It requires patience, but anything worth having is worth being patient to get it. I had the best Christmases as...
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“Black People Need Health Food As Much As Health Care” There is a problem with race and health in this country. However, the problem isn’t health care, necessarily. 81% of African Americans have health care vs. 87% of whites. While the difference is significant, it is not nearly as large a gap as the difference...
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This article originally appeared in the Twin Cities Daily Planet on May 6, 2009. by Rich Broderick | 5/6/09 • Let me start by saying I have no objections whatsoever to the idea of allowing gay and lesbian people to enter into legally recognized marriages. I can think of no reason why two people should...
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Is Boycotting Jamaica The Solution For GLBT People? Jamaicans are well versed in global economics and are very aware of exactly how damaging the IMF and the world Bank have been to their economy however, unlike these institutions, the presence of TBLG peoples on the islands who are vulnerable means that they will be able...
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