Economy

Grey text and brown sketches of businessmen on yellow background
Sameer Rao  May 5, 2017 3:46PM EDT

New Website IDs Corporations Profiting From the Abuse of Communities of Color

BackersOfHate.org documents Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs, Uber and more companies’ ties to the Trump Administration and policies that negatively impact poor people of color.
Donald Trump, wearing a dark jacket and striped tie, speaks at the House chamber
Kenrya Rankin  Mar 16, 2017 1:50PM EDT

How Trump's Proposed Budget Will Impact People of Color

We went through the budget line by line, so you don’t have to.
Purple and green sign featuring the names of music in our survey incentive
Colorlines Staff  Feb 22, 2017 6:00PM EST

Take the 2017 Colorlines Reader Survey. Then Get Free Stuff!

Please take our first reader survey in many years. There’s good music in it for you.
Man in suit surrounded by protestors in office
Kenrya Rankin  Feb 8, 2017 4:47PM EST

WATCH: Activists Explain Why Proposed 'Right-to-Work' Bill Is Bad Business

Good Jobs Nation wants you to know why it thinks Representative Joe Wilson’s “Right to Work” undermines unions and the workers who depend on them.
People protest for greater action against climate change during the People's Climate March on September 21, 2014, in New York City. Another march is planned for April 29 in Washington, D.C.
Yessenia Funes  Jan 26, 2017 11:05AM EST

Climate Activists Will Hit D.C. Streets in April

“This new administration is attacking the hard-won protections of our climate, health, and communities…”
Brown hands exchange green dollar bills with Brown person in pink shirt behind grey counter with grey-brown scale, black cash register and clear container of off-white garlic cloves
Sameer Rao  Jan 10, 2017 1:41PM EST

UN Report: Puerto Rico Debt-Fighting Measures Must Not Impact Human Rights

“The population in Puerto Rico cannot be held hostage to past irresponsible borrowing and lending.”
A Black woman protester wearing a black coat is pushed out of a Senate office building by a White policeman
Deepa Iyer  Jan 10, 2017 12:49PM EST

When and Where to Watch Senate Confirmation Hearings for Trump's Cabinet Picks

A flurry of Senate confirmation hearings for Trump’s cabinet nominees are happening this week. Here’s when and where to watch.
Black man in black hoodie with white laces raises index finger while posed against blurry gray background
Sameer Rao  Dec 13, 2016 12:36PM EST

READ: Killer Mike on How to Bring More Black People Into Medical Marijuana Boom

State-level marijuana legality reforms often don’t help African Americans who are frozen out of dispensary ownership. The rapper partners with scholar Erik Nielson for a new Rolling Stone essay that breaks down how to fix the disparity.
Kenrya Rankin  Dec 2, 2016 12:10PM EST

READ: Rev. William Barber on Why He Was Arrested in the Fight for 15 Actions

“I was arrested this week because it’s wrong for the richest nation in the history of the world to pay half its African-American workers and 60 percent of its Latino workers less than $15 an hour.”
Kenrya Rankin  Nov 23, 2016 3:08PM EST

3 Ways You Can Boycott on Black Friday

Will you flex your economic muscle for the greater good?
Black man with fist up holding child
Kenrya Rankin  Nov 22, 2016 4:24PM EST

Blackout For Human Rights Hosts Black Friday Boycott, Events

#BlackOutBlackFriday will be supported by movie screenings and panel discussions in three cities.
A group of smiling young women raise their arms during a breathing exercise at a session of the Facing Race National Conference
Rinku Sen  Nov 16, 2016 4:49PM EST

Trump Reminds Us the Racial Justice Movement Is Growing

Backlash only exists when we are making progress, so let’s keep going.
Black man in grey blazer and purple shirt with blue jeans against white wall and blue carpet
Sameer Rao  Oct 26, 2016 2:29PM EDT

Judge Approves Byron Allen's $10 Billion Discrimination Lawsuit

Allen on his lawsuit against telecom giant Charter Communications: “This lawsuit was filed to provide distribution and real economic inclusion for 100 percent African American-owned media.”
Split image of (on left) a comic cover with two smiling Black women against crowd in brown-floored and -walled room; (right) Black woman with blonde dreadlocks in blue denim and white cropped t-shirt, holding brown and white coffee cup
Sameer Rao  Oct 25, 2016 5:00PM EDT

This Pioneering Comic Shop Owner Gets Her Own Marvel Cover

Ariell Johnson, the founder of Philadelphia’s Amalgam Comics & Coffeehouse, is the only Black woman to own a comics shop on the East Coast.
Black woman on phone against dark street and line of police in black riot gear
Sameer Rao  Oct 17, 2016 3:41PM EDT

New Report Confirms That Black Millennials Rule the Internet

A new Nielsen report says that Black millennials are closing digital literacy gaps, empowering social movements and promoting entrepreneurship—all while innovativing via digital media platforms.
Two homes sit side-by-side in the Fort Greene neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York.
Yessenia Funes  Sep 22, 2016 12:04PM EDT

#RentersDayOfAction Kicks Off Today in 48 U.S. Cities

Demonstrations have started in New York City and San Francisco, with others scheduled for Boston and Chicago.
Black woman in black shirt, pants and jacket on tan brown chair
Sameer Rao  Sep 22, 2016 10:01AM EDT

Black Female Tech Entrepreneur Raises $7 Million for Renewable Energy Startup

Jessica O. Matthews, CEO of Uncharted Play, is killing it in the tech world.
Ava DuVernay in black dress with teal background
Sameer Rao  Aug 4, 2016 11:17AM EDT

Ava DuVernay is First Black Woman to Direct a $100 Million Film

The “Selma” director is one of only three women to direct a live-action film with a sky-high budget.
A line of protestors hold up signs calling for immigration reform
Kenrya Rankin  Jul 7, 2016 3:57PM EDT

POLL: Anti-Immigrant Sentiment Driven by Racism, Not Economic Concerns

It also found that where immigrants hail from has a big influence on how White Americans perceive them.
Sameer Rao  Jul 1, 2016 10:19AM EDT

READ: A Brilliant Breakdown of Baltimore's Segregation

The new issue of Baltimore City Paper paints the picture of Baltimore’s deep and multifaceted segregation.