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Spotlights the effort by the corporate members in bringing a meaningful and impactful change caused due to racial bias, inequity of black and brown people in America.

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Black Americans earn just $57.30 for every $100 in income earned by white families, according to the Census Bureau's Current Population Survey.

Current Population Survey (CPS)

Changes in sentencing law and policy, not changes in crime rates, explain most of the increase that has led the United States to being the world’s leader in incarceration.

Trends in U.S. Corrections

The racial wealth gap has gotten worse with time and as Merck chairman and CEO Ken Frazier said: “This crisis has been brewing for hundreds of years, and we’re going to have to really step up to it.” Frazier is one of only four black CEOs of Fortune 500 companies.

Black Families in the U.S. Have 90% Less Wealth than White Families

Investing in engaged employees and an inclusive work culture pays off for large corporations even in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. The implementation of a diverse culture can help to create an agile work environment with less anxiety for employees.

Diversity & Inclusion Must Remain Front and Center in a COVID-19 World

Gaps in wealth between Black and white households reveal the effects of accumulated inequality and discrimination, as well as differences in power and opportunity that can be traced back to this nation’s inception. History matters for contemporary inequality in part because its legacy is passed down generation-to-generation.

Examining the Black-White Wealth Gap

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has created some fast statistics on the health of Black or African American non-Hispanic Population to review.

Health of Black or African American Non-Hispanic Population

Even during expansion, African Americans are more vulnerable in the labor market. Progress has not erased systematic racial differences in market outcomes. With higher unemployment rates, lower pay, and fewer benefits regardless of educational attainment, there will need to be new and innovative approaches to shrinking the racial wealth gap.

African Americans Face Systematic Obstacles to Getting Good Jobs

While black unemployment is low by historical standards, it is still at or near what would be considered recession levels for other races. Any emphasis on improving the state of black labor in America should consider the employment rate of African Americans relative to other groups. 

The State of Black Employment

From the comfort of their homes to the nearest coffee shop, Americans expect—and rely—on internet access being available almost wherever they go.


America’s Digital Divide

In order to cultivate a work environment that truly embraces diversity and inclusion, a culture change is required. The enormity of this challenge is a game-changing opportunity for corporate leaders to revolutionize employee engagement.

The Unconscious Bias Connection: Engagement, Culture, Transformation = Business Results

Ascend 2020, a new initiative supported by JPMorgan Chase, adopts the “three M” framework to help entrepreneurs of color, including those in the inner city, scale their business.

Helping Entrepreneurs of Color Grow Their Business

The report by the Bureau of Justice Statistics describes prisoner populations by jurisdiction, most serious offense, and demographic characteristics. Findings are based on data from BJS's National Prisoner Statistics program.

Prisoners in 2016

This study examined representations of families, by race in various types of media and built a theory that suggests that increased exposure to various media may come to shape a person’s worldview in different ways.

A Dangerous Distortion of Our Families

Health insurance coverage varies substantially between racial and ethnic groups in the United States. These disparities account for a sizable share of the difference in access to health care.

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Insurance Coverage

Research shows that a majority of racial, gender, and wage gaps can be explained by differences in education, labor force experience, occupation or industry. The remaining gaps not explained by these concrete factors are often attributed, at least in part, to discrimination.

Racial, Gender Wage Gaps Persist in U.S. Despite Some Progress

The U.S. Census Bureau has created tables with 2016 data on wealth, asset ownership, & debt of households by type of asset/debt and selected characteristics.

Wealth, Asset Ownership, & Debt of Households

Studies of crime coverage in New York City in 2014 uncovered disturbing patterns of major news outlets consistently over-representing Black people as perpetrators of crime, contributing to the reinforcement of an unbalanced society.

Not to be Trusted

The United States leads the world in incarceration. How did this happen? The nation’s get-tough-on-crime policies have packed prisons and jails to the bursting point largely with poor, uneducated people of color.

The United States Leads the World in Incarceration 

Television media can be responsible for altering a person’s worldview and often, aspects of the social context of crimes can contribute to the reporting of the race or ethnicity of those involved in a crime, potentially providing a misleading picture of which groups are most vulnerable to violent victimization.

Race and Ethnic Representations of Lawbreakers and Victims in Crime News: A National Study of Television News Coverage

What have social scientists studied and learned, particularly in the last decade, about how communications have impacted achievement of black males, and could impact it for the better? The Opportunity Agenda has worked to create a summary work of what is known and what is not known in this area.

Media Representations and Impact on the Lives of Black Men and Boys

With the goal of improving equity in education in three key policy domains, the OECD (Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development) has proposed ten steps which would help reduce school failure, make society more fair, and help avoid the large social costs of marginalized adults with few basic skills.

Ten Steps to Equity in Education

The mounting evidence of mass imprisonment’s collateral damage to African American communities is evident in the distortion of social norms, destruction of social citizenship, and disruption of social networks.

The Social and Moral Cost of Mass Incarceration in African American Communities

Regardless of their background, for all Americans the allocation of educational resources in a society that is becoming ever more dependent on knowledge is a source of great anxiety and concern. Some, who experience the daily consequences of ongoing discrimination, rely on programs like affirmative action to protect opportunities likely to evaporate if an obligation to act fairly did not exist.

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Spotlighting the efforts creating meaningful and impactful change

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Current Population Survey (CPS)

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Access to Wealth

Trends in U.S. Corrections

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Access to Social Justice

Black Families in the U.S. Have 90% Less Wealth than White Families

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Access to Employment

Diversity & Inclusion Must Remain Front and Center in a COVID-19 World

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Access to Employment

Examining the Black-White Wealth Gap

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Access to Employment