Race and money
Race issues have profound influence on how money behaves in people's lives in the US, affecting income, mobility, education, health resources and more. This series aims to provide reportage and these issues along with insight into the challenges associated with race and money issues
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Wage gap between white and black Americans is worse today than in 1979Black men’s average hourly wages went from being 22.2% lower in 1979 to 31.0% lower in 2015; for black women the wage gap went from 6% to 19%
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Gender wage gap costs minority women more than $1m in some statesReport finds Latina women earn as little as 54 cents for ever dollar white men make, a gap that amounts to over $1m over a 40-year career
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The lie that African-Americans are incapable of building and maintaining family structures has be bought by many, including policymakers
Government policies based on racist myths help dissolve black families
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Black female celebrities on magazine covers do sell, but will the fanfare last?September issues are among the most profitable for consumer magazines and although several black women are gracing the covers, progress has been slow
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#BlackLivesMatter and so should the high unemployment rateAs the 2016 presidential campaign gets under way, black Americans are letting their elected officials know it’s no longer acceptable to brush the issue aside
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Can Philadelphia barbershops help increase black voter turnout?One startup hopes to recruit local barbers to battle misinformation and disillusionment about US elections
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Baltimore is open for business, but can the city convince people it's safe?The fallout from the Baltimore riots has hit local businesses hard. Now, the city is on a mission to prove things are back on track
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One Large: art project gives black-owned business a boost – $10 at a timePrompted by gentrification in Pittsburgh, Joy Katz and Cynthia Croot gave 100 artists $10 each – then tracked where the bills were spent across the US
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Roger Moore denies racist comments about Idris Elba playing James BondFormer Bond says interview in which he reportedly said Bond should be ‘English-English’ was taken out of context by both Paris Match and Daily Mail
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White male cinemagoers dominated US audience for top blockbusters in 2014Top five highest-grossing releases were mostly seen by white men, according to new study, but Latino audiences continue to punch above their weight
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Selling kids dreams of the Ivy League means reinforcing elites' racismI was always taught that getting admitted to an Ivy is the ultimate goal. But we shouldn’t teach smart kids of color they have to leave home to be successful
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Poor Americans are less likely to vote and more likely to distrust government, study showsPolitical engagement, it appears, is a privilege for those who aren’t struggling to make ends meet
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Poverty leads to death for more black Americans than whitesA new study concludes poverty affects Americans differently. The reasons are manifold but center on the economic segregation of many communities
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The five major things we screwed up in inequality in 2014Among the other ills of 2014, the US failed to take action on economic issues affecting the poor and middle class. Here’s where our lawmakers and CEOs did a shoddy job of helping the economy
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Ferguson business owners say business is down 50% as they rebuildA week after riots and unrest in Ferguson, small business owners with destroyed property find themselves at the center of the city’s attempts to move on
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Ferguson protesters in 'hands up, don't spend' demonstrationActivists around the country have been organizing for a large-scale of Black Friday – and in Ferguson, people seemed to have got the memo
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New wave of protests reveal anger at high unemployment for black AmericansIn the new wave of protests in Ferguson, Missouri, protesters are focusing on the root issues of discrimination, including a lack of jobs and constant police fines
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Half of black college students graduate with more than $25,000 in student loan debtHalf of black college graduates leave school with more than $25,000 in student loan debt
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Are auto insurance companies red-lining poor, urban drivers?Devin Fergus: If you want to save 15% or more on car insurance, you may have to move – to a white, suburban neighborhood
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Searching for an answer behind African Americans' high unemployment rateAn economist suggests that African Americans' high unemployment rate reflects resiliency in a brutal search for work
Labour must work with those directly affected by racism and inequality