When the enslaved population was first freed, the Freedman’s Bank was established to provide a savings and wealth-building tool. But just nine years after it opened, the bank collapsed thanks to risky investments and mismanagement by the bank’s all-white, all-male board. Black bank customers lost millions in deposits. I know […]
The racial wealth gap in the United States is enormous – and growing. On September 25 at 4pm EST, a group of thinkers joined Business Insider reporter Taylor Nicole Rogers for a live Zoom discussion on how to close the racial wealth gap. The conversation is a part of our […]
