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In the News September 9 – September 23 

By Stephen Sills / September 27, 2022 / Comments Off on In the News September 9 – September 23 

Housing Equity:  City of Raleigh Receives 2022 Housing North Carolina Award for East College Park: The City of Raleigh began the East College Park project in 2017 to moderate residential…

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Reflections from ENC 22 – An interview with Talitha Batts

By Stephen Sills / August 30, 2022 / Comments Off on Reflections from ENC 22 – An interview with Talitha Batts

An interview with Talitha Batts, Director of Advocacy at the The Research, Policy and Impact Center of the National Institute of Minority Economic Development conducted by WNCU during the Executive…

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The State of Minority NC

By Stephen Sills / August 26, 2022 / Comments Off on The State of Minority NC

Presentation from the National Institute of Minority Economic Development Executive Networking Conference 2022 Once a state with a clear racial binary (white/black), North Carolina continues to become more diverse as…

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In the News July 20 – August 3, 2022

By Stephen Sills / August 3, 2022 / Comments Off on In the News July 20 – August 3, 2022

Housing Equity: Treasury Announces New Steps to Increase Affordable Housing Supply and Lower Long-Term Housing Costs for American Families: The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced new guidance to increase…

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In the News 7.20.2022

By Stephen Sills / July 20, 2022 / Comments Off on In the News 7.20.2022

Housing Equity: New Policy Protects People with Vouchers Seeking City-Supported Housing: The Charlotte City Council on Monday voted to adopt a new city policy that protects prospective tenants in City…

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Current & Proposed Efforts for Improving African American Homeownership

By Stephen Sills / June 17, 2022 / Comments Off on Current & Proposed Efforts for Improving African American Homeownership

Rather than narrowing, the gap in homeownership rates by race has grown steadily over the last century. In 1900, the gap between white and Black homeownership was 27.6%, that gap…

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Colloquium: Current & Proposed Efforts for Improving African American Homeownership

By Stephen Sills / May 19, 2022 / Comments Off on Colloquium: Current & Proposed Efforts for Improving African American Homeownership

Rather than narrowing, the gap in homeownership rates by race has grown steadily over the last century. In 1900, the gap between white and Black homeownership was 27.6%, that gap…

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RPIC Policy Agenda – Increase Affordable, Fair, & Healthy Housing Options

By Stephen Sills / May 14, 2022 / Comments Off on RPIC Policy Agenda – Increase Affordable, Fair, & Healthy Housing Options

Rather than narrowing, the gap in homeownership rates by race has grown steadily over the last century. In 1900, the gap between white and Black homeownership was 27.6%, that gap has not improved in the last 121 years with U.S. Census Bureau data from April 2021 showing a 29.6% difference between white and Black homeowners. The relationship between income, housing, and wealth accumulation is interconnected.

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Redlining Reparations: Evanston Illinois takes a Lead in Addressing the Race Wealth Gap

By pwsadmin / March 11, 2021 / Comments Off on Redlining Reparations: Evanston Illinois takes a Lead in Addressing the Race Wealth Gap

Evanston, IL will be the first city in the United States to make good on their promise to offer a reparations program to its black residents that have suffered economic devastation from discriminatory lending practice.

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