Designing and implementing policies to close the racial wealth gap For policy to be effective in achieving desired goals, close attention must be paid to decisions made during the design and implementation stages. But how do we ensure that public policies are designed and implemented in a way to ensure that all Americans have the […]
2015 Color Wealth Summit: Tax Code Panel
What’s the Code Got to Do with It? Tax Fairness and the Racial Wealth Gap Out of the world’s top 22 industrialized countries, the United States has the highest level of wealth inequality after taxes and transfers. Despite such redistributive measures as the Earned Income Tax Credit, the U.S. tax code and other transfers do […]
2015 Color Wealth Summit Power of Opportunity
An Armchair Conversation Robert F. Smith, Chairman and CEO of Vista Equity Partners and Dr. Maya Rockeymoore, President and CEO of the Center for Global Policy Solutions, discuss how people of color are restricted from certain spaces and opportunities tied to wealth creation, which contributes to the racial wealth gap. Watch more Featured speakers The Great […]
2015 Color Wealth Summit: Future Shock Panel
The Macroeconomic Effects of Racial Wealth Inequality Given the projected demographic explosion of racial and ethnic groups that have been historically marginalized in the United States, the issue of the racial wealth gap should be of great interest to economists, policymakers, and business leaders. How will the overall economy fare if there is no substantial […]
2015 Color Wealth Summit: The Great Inequality Debate Panel
Economic Equity and the Potential for Policy Action Economic inequality in the United States is the highest it has been since the Great Depression. Within the inequality policy debate, the issue of the racial wealth gap is attracting growing attention because of its magnitude and likely effects on the nation’s economy. What is the potential […]
Leaders Honored for Contributions to Communities of Color before Capitol Hill Summit on the Racial Wealth Gap
Contact: Simona Combi, 202-265-5111 Simona@GlobalPolicySolutions.org Washington, D.C., April 27, 2015—Four leaders who have championed the cause of economic security for low-income Americans and communities of color will be honored at the 2015 Asset Builder Champion Awards Reception on April 29. The Closing the Racial Wealth Gap Initiative will recognize the contributions of Congressman Luis V. Gutiérrez […]
The Wealth Gap for Women of Color — Infographic
More women have joined the workforce but the labor market has made little progress in eliminating gender- and race-based disparities in wages and employment outcomes. This limits women’s ability to build wealth over a lifetime, which affects their economic security and that of their children. This infographic summarizes the findings of the fact sheet, “The […]
Center for Global Policy Solutions Applauds Senate Democrats’ Vote for Expanding Social Security
Contact: Simona Combi, Simona@globalpolicysolutions.org, 202-265-5111 Washington, DC, March 27, 2015—The Center for Global Policy Solutions (CGPS) applauds the 42 Senate Democrats who stand in agreement with the majority of Americans from both parties who believe that Social Security needs to be strengthened and expanded to meet the needs of a diverse and increasingly economically vulnerable […]
2015 Color of Wealth Summit — #racialwealthgap
Summit Agenda Asset Builder Champion Awards Reception For every dollar in wealth held by the typical white family in 2011, the typical Latino and African-American families only own six and five cents respectively. Lost in the conversation about inequality in America has been the fact that racial and ethnic wealth inequality is more stark, has […]
