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New Financial Center Aims to Close Racial Wealth Gap Starting with HBCUs

By Hazel Trice Edney (TriceEdneyWire.com) – During the 2008 housing crisis, an estimated 7 million Americans lost their homes due to foreclosure. African-Americans were hit the hardest with a loss of nearly $200 billion, according to the Center for Responsible Lending. As the economy has struggled to recover and the housing market is now at […]

Students Complete HBCU Green Fund’s Fellowship Primed for Growing Opportunities in Clean Energy

Bank of America Accused of Racial Discrimination in 30 U.S. Metropolitan Areas and 201 Cities

Washington, DC – The National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) and nine local fair housing organizations recently filed an amended discrimination complaint against Bank of America (BoA). The complaint alleges illegal discrimination by BoA in African American and Latino neighborhoods in six additional cities. This new evidence of discriminatory treatment by BoA will be added to […]

Students Complete HBCU Green Fund’s Fellowship Primed for Growing Opportunities in Clean Energy