/tags/black-wealth Black Wealth en-US Copyright © 2024 �������� Tue, 15 Oct 2024 17:12:38 GMT /race-identity-and-faith/2024-10-15/st-louis-reparations-commission-recommends-grants-and-policy-reforms-in-final-report The St. Louis Reparations Commission issued its final report Tuesday. The report includes recommendations for recognition and restitution for racial injustices in policing, education, housing, health and community. Tue, 15 Oct 2024 17:12:38 GMT /race-identity-and-faith/2024-10-15/st-louis-reparations-commission-recommends-grants-and-policy-reforms-in-final-report Andrea Y. Henderson /economy-business/2023-01-25/investment-fund-for-black-and-latino-owned-businesses-gains-support-from-bjc-healthcare BJC’s investment, along with others, brings the WEPOWER Capital’s total to $1.5 million and will go to high-growth, St. Louis-area Black- and Latino-owned businesses. Wed, 25 Jan 2023 23:06:46 GMT /economy-business/2023-01-25/investment-fund-for-black-and-latino-owned-businesses-gains-support-from-bjc-healthcare Eric Schmid /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2023-01-12/st-louis-real-estate-industry-reckons-with-its-racist-past Will Jordan, executive director of the Metropolitan St. Louis Equal Housing and Opportunity Council, and Nate Johnson, the president of the organization’s board of directors, discuss the role Realtors play in increasing Black homeownership in St. Louis. Fri, 13 Jan 2023 00:24:12 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2023-01-12/st-louis-real-estate-industry-reckons-with-its-racist-past Emily Woodbury /race-identity-and-faith/2022-09-19/st-louis-realtors-issues-apology-to-black-st-louisans-for-practicing-discrimination St. Louis Realtors issued a public apology for the effects of discrimination and segregation in the regional housing market. Mon, 19 Sep 2022 22:47:50 GMT /race-identity-and-faith/2022-09-19/st-louis-realtors-issues-apology-to-black-st-louisans-for-practicing-discrimination Andrea Y. Henderson /economy-business/2022-03-18/missouri-women-earn-thousands-less-than-men-lack-of-childcare-is-a-major-reason Women are more likely to work in lower-paying jobs that don't offer benefits, such as paid family leave or flexible hours. Fri, 18 Mar 2022 17:46:56 GMT /economy-business/2022-03-18/missouri-women-earn-thousands-less-than-men-lack-of-childcare-is-a-major-reason Shahla Farzan /education/2021-12-01/black-college-grads-sought-degrees-as-tickets-to-success-now-theyre-buried-in-debt When it comes to the wealth gap, a college degree “doesn’t serve as an equalizer among Black and white families,” said Lowell Ricketts, a data scientist with the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Wed, 01 Dec 2021 11:22:44 GMT /education/2021-12-01/black-college-grads-sought-degrees-as-tickets-to-success-now-theyre-buried-in-debt Niara Savage /economy-business/2018-11-15/this-st-louis-woman-aims-to-boost-black-business-owners-with-expo A St. Louis woman saw a need: Black business owners struggling to connect with potential customers. So, she decided to do something about it. Jas Thomas… Thu, 15 Nov 2018 20:20:18 GMT /economy-business/2018-11-15/this-st-louis-woman-aims-to-boost-black-business-owners-with-expo Chad Davis /government-politics-issues/2018-10-26/black-women-entrepreneurs-in-st-louis-start-small-businesses-to-close-the-wealth-gap Despite shrinking income and education gaps between white and non-white families, black families in the United States still trail others in wealth… Fri, 26 Oct 2018 10:20:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2018-10-26/black-women-entrepreneurs-in-st-louis-start-small-businesses-to-close-the-wealth-gap Ashley Lisenby /politics-issues/2011-05-20/black-wealth-white-wealth-in-post-racial-america This article first appeared in a St. Louis Beacon, May 20, 2011 - The economic inequalities that African Americans face must now be viewed through the… Fri, 20 May 2011 17:04:15 GMT /politics-issues/2011-05-20/black-wealth-white-wealth-in-post-racial-america Mary Delach Leonard