Monthly Archives: June 2022
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Van Hollen and Kaine introduce bill to protect low-income veterans and families from housing discrimination
June 23, 2022 Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.) in reintroducing the Fair Housing Improvement Act of 2022 to protect ... -
Record inflation reduces housing affordability and widens racial wealth gaps
By Charlene Crowell This summer, temperatures are not the only ones to exceed normal. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the country’s consumer price ... -
Rent payment history helps more black and Latino buyers qualify for a mortgage – Harlem World Magazine
harlem brownstone Tenants from Harlem to Hollywood want to become homeowners but are worried about their credit history. It is important for them to know that ... -
What issues could motivate Florida voters in the 2022 election?
Susan MacManus may have retired from teaching at the University of South Florida, but she’s still a political scientist eyeing the midterm reviews. As the campaign ... -
Grand Forks Growth Fund handles lending to local businesses – Grand Forks Herald
GRAND FORKS – A handful of companies were represented at the Grand Forks Growth Fund meeting on Monday asking for a variety of types of help ... -
Falling behind on your mortgage payment? The state can help – GV Wire
Fresno County officials are drawing attention to $1 billion in mortgage relief for California homeowners behind on their payments due to pandemic-inflicted hardship. While rental relief ... -
Crypto billionaire PAC spends nearly $1 million in Illinois Democratic congressional primaries
WASHINGTON — Protect Our Future, a political action committee funded by cryptocurrency billionaire Samuel Bankman-Fried, has spent $914,944 to boost three Illinois Democratic primary candidates, including ... -
Democrats have illusions about why they’re losing Hispanic voters
November is right around the corner, and Democrats have a problem: In key states like Texas, they’re losing Hispanic voters. But rather than being honest about ... -
Minimum Wage Increase and Fair Work Week Improvements Take Effect July 1 | Latin voice | Chicago News
Chicago Minimum Wage Increase and Improvements fair work week ordinance takes effect July 1. Andy Fox, Director of Labor Standards for the Chicago Department of Business ... -
COMMENT: Juneteenth Holiday touches the collective memory of African Americans: it deserves the honor
By Antonio Ray Harvey, CA Black Media Black women running for political office at all levels in the state of California showed strong in the June ... -
School policing controversy resurfaces at annual LAUSD budget talks – Daily News
Despite a dwindling student population, the looming end of COVID-19 relief dollars, and increased responsibilities such as paying retiree benefits, the Los Angeles Unified School Board ... -
Three questions for the near future of the labor market
Over the past two months, the U.S. economy has created a total of 826,000 jobs, according to the latest figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics ... -
NAMMBA Announces Partnership with Newfi Lending
Newfi Loan Partnership Newfi Lending reinforces its commitment to diversity and inclusion through the ASIL program Newfi is honored to take this step forward with NAMMBA ... -
Eurobattery Minerals takes over the vice-presidency of the Swedish-Spanish Chamber of Commerce and strengthens its contribution to the green transition
DGAP-News: Eurobattery Minerals AB / Keyword(s): MiscellaneousEurobattery Minerals takes over the vice-presidency of the Swedish-Spanish Chamber of Commerce and strengthens its contribution to the green transition ... -
New survey reveals lessons for selling services — and succeeding — to an increasingly multicultural America
Spending on symbols of success is universal, but the definition of success varies in an increasingly multicultural America. Tweet that Access the latest research in The ... -
Jennings council plans to rename street after MLK – Reuters
(Metro Creative Services) JENNINGS – Some local residents expressed their opinions this week on a plan to rename Peters Street leading to Marcus Cain Park after ... -
Independent booksellers are growing in number and diversity in 2021
NEW YORK (AP) — Laura Romani, a Chicago-area resident with a background in education and library science, had been thinking about a new career. “I was ... -
Lin-Manuel Miranda participates in the launch of the Latinx LGBTQ support program
Breadcrumb Links PMN Company Author of the article: The Associated Press Glenn Gamboa Lin-Manuel Miranda attends the Clive Davis 90th Birthday Celebration at Casa Cipriani on ... -
Bill would donate $25,000 to aspiring school counsellors, social workers
Julie Leopo for EdSource SB 1229 would award grants of up to $25,000 to individuals pursuing careers in youth mental health. Julie Leopo for EdSource SB ... -
Expanded HMDA data shows racial disparities persist in mortgage lending
Source: Shutterstock. An FDIC economist found that racial disparities in mortgage lending persist even after weighting costs and denial rates by the widest range of data ... -
Racial justice organizations call on Congress to restore child tax credit
A protest organized by the ParentsTogether Foundation in support of the Child Tax Credit portion of the Build Back Better Bill outside the United States Capitol ... -
The donor covers tuition and books for graduates of an HISD high school
An anonymous donor has pledged to cover one semester’s worth of tuition and textbooks for Liberty High School’s latest graduates, the Houston Independent School District announced ... -
Race, Reparations and Reproductive Justice fulfills the role of the Race and Gender Justice Committee of the 225th General Assembly in June 2022
“We, as people of faith, recognize that the only proper path to healing and reconciliation is to recognize the wrongs that we, the Presbyterian Church, within ... -
efforts to create affordable housing gain ground in Logan Square, Pilsen | Latin Voice | Chicago News
The city is short by about 120,000 affordable homes, according to figures from the Chicago Department of Housing. And that shortage is an even bigger problem ... -
Tri-City’s manufacturing sector has a distinct flavor
Manufacturing in both counties has not shone during the pandemic. According to recent work the Institute has undertaken for the Port of Kennewick, the most positive ... -
US inflation at 40-year high as price hikes spread | Chicago News
Bags of pistachios are displayed at a grocery store in Mount Prospect, Ill., April 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) WASHINGTON (AP) — Prices for gas, ... -
Rates don’t ease transformation pressures, says CaixaBank’s Gortázar
CaixaBank chief executive Gonzalo Gortázar is confident that rising eurozone interest rates will outweigh what he admits are growing risks to asset quality associated with stagflation ... -
Why food security is an opportunity for the resource supply chain
There was a time when the food supply chain was simple, localized and cyclical. But those days are far behind us. As the world’s population continues ... -
Jennifer Lopez Partners with Microfinance Nonprofit to Give Latin American Entrepreneurs a $14 Billion Capital Boost
Topline Jennifer Lopez announced Thursday that she will be partnering with microfinance organization Grameen America as part of the organization’s latest effort to empower Latino entrepreneurs ... -
Many for-profit businesses would fail if paid employment rule changes
According to a new study released Wednesday by the Institute for College Access and Success, under the paid employment rule proposed by the Biden administration, 40% ... -
Twin Cities’ First Diversity Homeownership Fair Aims to Close Wealth Gap
For the first time, four groups of Twin Cities real estate agents are coming together to host an event aimed at demystifying the home buying process ... -
Dallas Symphony concert inspired by the revolutionary figure who led the Mexican slave revolt
In 1570, Yanga, an enslaved and rumored African royal descendant, led a slave revolt and formed a colony with followers in the mountains near Veracruz, Mexico. ... -
Why are Wall Street’s super-rich donors targeting local elections in the Bronx?
The super-rich political donors are looking to sway local races in northwest Bronx neighborhoods for the second year in a row — this time in a ... -
Tuesday Letters to the Editor
Teachers, not snipers EDITOR: In his speech to the National Rifle Association, Donald Trump reiterated the stupid idea that the best answer to school killings is ... -
Apis & Heritage Capital Partners Complete First Two Transactions as Part of Their Mission to Close the Racial Wealth Gap Through a New Employee-Led Buyout Model
Black-Led Investment Fund A&H Transitions denverto Apex Plumbing Co. and El Pasobased at Accent Landscape Contractors Inc. into 100% employee-owned businesses, which benefits BIPOC’s large workforce ... -
NEWSROOM : Black, Latino, Native American Organizations Form Consortium to Combat Alcohol Harm in the United States
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National [email protected] The average price of a gallon of gas has hit record highs in Los Angeles and Philadelphia. ... -
The Summit of the Americas is in Los Angeles next week. How will this affect us?
Start your day with LAist Sign up for the Morning Brief, delivered on weekdays. Heads of state from across the continent will be in Los Angeles ... -
Bill moves forward that would ban discrimination in home appraisals
A Senate panel on Thursday introduced a bill that would prevent real estate appraisers from reducing the appraised value of a home because of the race ... -
RPT: ANALYSIS – US extremist violence rooted in social inequality, polarizing politics
WASHINGTON (UrduPoint News/Sputnik – June 02, 2022) Social disruption, polarized political language and worsening economic inequality are the main drivers behind the substantial increase in violent ... -
Fifteen Loyola students win Gilman scholarships to study abroad – Newsroom
June 1, 2022 | By Jessica Goldstein Fifteen Loyola University of Maryland students were awarded the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship in the ... -
Parent PLUS Loans Widen Racial Wealth Gap, Study Finds
President Biden could forgive $10,000 in student debt, but civil rights advocates fear that figure may not be enough to address major racial disparities seen in ...
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