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BC Editorial Board Member Dr. Julianne Malveaux, PhD (JulianneMalveaux.com) is former dean of the College of Ethnic Studies at Cal State, the Honorary Co- Chair of the Social Action Commission of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated and serves on the boards of the Economic Policy Institute as well as The Recreation Wish List Committee of Washington, DC. Her latest book is Are We Better Off? Race, Obama and Public Policy. A native San Franciscan, she is the President and owner of Economic Education a 501 c-3 non-profit headquartered in Washington, D.C. During her time as the 15th President of Bennett College for Women, Dr. Malveaux was the architect of exciting and innovative transformation at America’s oldest historically black college for women. Contact Dr. Malveaux and BC.
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When interest rates rise, credit becomes more expensive, home ownership moves further out of reach, and small businesses delay expansion or close altogether.
How Federal Reserve policy lands hardest on those at the margins By May 15, the Federal Reserve will likely have a new chair. That transition is…
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There are still people who pray before the day begins, give thanks before they eat, and show up for others not because it is convenient, but because it is right.
I was raised Catholic. Not casually Catholic. My mother was the kind of Catholic who went to Mass every day. Faith was not something she talked…
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The work that sustains human life - caring for children, tending to the sick, supporting the elderly - is treated as low-value labor. Meanwhile, sectors far removed from those everyday needs capture extraordinary wealth.
People keep talking about the future of work as if it is something waiting just around the corner - robots taking jobs, artificial intelligence transforming industries,…
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Many of their constituents are juggling unpredictable schedules, holding multiple jobs, and worrying about groceries, rent, and childcare.
Congress may be on recess. But the waitress covering a double shift, the nurse working overnight, the warehouse worker racing a delivery clock, and the rideshare…
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When demonstrations appear in smaller towns and politically mixed communities, they often signal something larger than partisan disagreement.
Last Saturday, millions of Americans took to the streets under a simple banner: “No Kings.” More than 3,000 protests were organized across the country. Demonstrations filled…
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Budgets are moral documents. They reveal what we truly value - not just what we say we value.
Washington is talking about spending $200 billion on war. That number rolls off the tongue easily in Washington, where policymakers casually toss around figures - millions,…
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The expansion of political opportunity for women has not always coincided with progress on race.
In the more than two-century history of the United States Senate, Black women have been almost entirely absent. Today, for the first time, two are serving…
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The civil rights movement has always depended on women whose names may not always appear in headlines but whose work made progress possible.
I attended the memorial services this week honoring Jesse Jackson, joining thousands who gathered to celebrate the life of a man whose voice shaped the modern…
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Black women are still paid less than white men and white women. They carry disproportionate student debt. They are more likely to be primary breadwinners while also providing unpaid care to children, elders, and communities.
Every March, Women’s History Month brings a familiar rhythm of celebration - panels, proclamations, and tributes to pioneers who shattered glass ceilings. Those stories matter. But…
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