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Media Coverage of “Beyond Broke” Report

PRINT Time: Banking Is for the 1% Washington Post, Wonkblog: Will America ever be ready for a Congressional commission to study reparations? BlackPressUSA: New Report: Blacks are ‘Beyond Broke’ Boston Globe: Carrying cash is becoming passé, a survey shows Chicago Sun-Times: Study highlights gap in wealth, assets among racial groups Detroit Free Press: Minority households feel caught […]

By |May 22nd, 2014

Miami Herald highlights “Beyond Broke” Report

A recent article published in the Miami Herald, Study: Race, ethnicity impact wealth in metro Miami area, featured data from the new “Beyond Broke” report on the state of wealth disparities in Miami. The Miami metro area reported lower home ownership rates than Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and Tulsa, Oklahoma, according to a report exploring […]

By |May 22nd, 2014

“Beyond Broke” in Washington Post’s Wonkblog

Key findings from the report “Beyond Broke” report were highlighted in a recent post in the Washington Post‘s WonkBlog. Have change for a $20? Didn’t think so. Almost nobody carries cash anymore, a new study shows, and those who do, don’t carry much. Indeed, the amount of cash people could access easily declined after the […]

By |May 13th, 2014

“Beyond Broke” featured on MSNBC’s Ronan Farrow Daily

U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., joined Ronan Farrow Daily to discuss the new report Beyond Broke: Why Closing the Racial Wealth Gap is a Priority for National Economic Security released by the Center for Global Policy Solutions in collaboration with the Carolina Population Center at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, the Research Network for […]

By |May 13th, 2014

Maya Rockeymoore on MSNBC’s The Cycle

Maya Rockeymoore appeared on MSNBC’s The Cycle to discuss the nation’s growing racial wealth gap and the Center for Global Policy Solutions’ new report, “Beyond Broke,” and the 2014 Color of Wealth Summit.

By |April 29th, 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

Maya Rockeymoore Testifies Before the Democratic National Platform Drafting Committee

Maya Rockeymoore, president and CEO of the Center for Global Policy Solutions and Chair of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare testifies on the importance of Social Security & Medicare before the Democratic National Platform Drafting Committee.

By |August 24th, 2012