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Building a Strong Asset House

The Asset House is a guide to policies important to household economic security. Currently, these policies exist as a patchwork of federal and state laws, but there has been no concept for how they can work together to create a comprehensive and targeted framework for addressing poverty and helping families move to and retain their middle-class status. […]

By |September 26th, 2014

Maya Rockeymoore on The Diane Rehm Show

Maya Rockeymoore discussed the latest news in the fight against obesity. While the statistics show that obesity rates are plateauting  for the general population, there are still significant challenges when it comes to people of color and low income populations. And by the year 2043, they’ll be the majority of the nation. So we need to […]

By |September 25th, 2014

“Beyond Broke” – Housing Crisis Infographic

This infographics summarizes some of the most salient findings of the report, Beyond Broke: Why Closing the Racial Wealth Gap is a Priority for National Economic Security. Please share them on your social media networks to help us raise awareness about the #racialwealthgap.       

By |September 17th, 2014

“Beyond Broke” – Financial Emergencies Infographic

These infographics summarize some of the most salient findings of the report, Beyond Broke: Why Closing the Racial Wealth Gap is a Priority for National Economic Security. Please share them on your social media networks to help us raise awareness about the #racialwealthgap.  

By |September 17th, 2014

Statement by Dr. Maya Rockeymoore on the Census 2013 Poverty, Income, and Health Insurance Data

September 16, 2014, Washington, D.C. — The new Census numbers released today prove that the recovery, now in its fifth year, has failed to help people dig out of poverty. In 2013, 14.5 percent of Americans, or 45.3 million people, were poor; this is only 0.5 percent lower than the previous year. More astonishing is […]

By |September 16th, 2014

Maya Rockeymoore on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal

Maya Rockeymoore talked about the Closing the Racial Wealth Gap Initiative and the 2014 Color of Wealth Summit, happening that week on Capitol Hill to persuade lawmakers to create policies to address the issue.

By |April 29th, 2014