Maya Rockeymoore and john a. powell, director of the Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society at the University of California at Berkeley, recently co-wrote an op-ed published in the Chronicle of Philanthropy about the broader impact of a new White House Initiative “My Brother’s Keeper” designed to improve educational opportunities for Black youths. […]
Webinar: How Educational Achievement Impacts Wealth
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On the Legacy of Maya Angelou
Maya Rockeymoore recently wrote in BK Nation about the passing of Dr. Maya Angelou, her namesake and constant source of inspiration: I grew up with my mother telling me often that I was named after Dr. Maya Angelou, the great writer and poet laureate who died today at the age of 86. As the story […]
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 […]
Maya Rockeymoore Testimony before U.S. Senate on Need to Strengthen Social Security
This week, I had the honor of testifying before the United States Senate Committee on Finance’s Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy to make the case for the need to strengthen and expand Social Security for all – including disabled workers and dependents. We know that today’s young will be tomorrow’s old. Given […]
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 […]
2014 Color of Wealth Summit – Banking on Success
Innovations in Financial Access and Inclusion for Underserved Communities Watch More Featured Speakers The War on Poverty and the Next Economy: Building an Agenda for an Inclusive Society Protect This House: Communities of Color, Mortgage Safety, and the Future of Homeownership Pension Peril for the People: How Retirement Insecurity Affects Racial Wealth Disparities
2014 Color of Wealth Summit – Pension Peril for the People
How Retirement Insecurity Affects Racial Wealth Disparities Watch More Featured Speakers The War on Poverty and the Next Economy: Building an Agenda for an Inclusive Society Protect This House: Communities of Color, Mortgage Safety, and the Future of Homeownership Banking on Success: Innovations in Financial Access and Inclusion for Underserved Communities
2014 Color of Wealth Summit – Protect This House
Communities of Color, Mortgage Safety, and the Future of Homeownership Watch More Featured Speakers The War on Poverty and the Next Economy: Building an Agenda for an Inclusive Society Pension Peril for the People: How Retirement Insecurity Affects Racial Wealth Disparities Banking on Success: Innovations in Financial Access and Inclusion for Underserved Communities
2014 Color of Wealth Summit – The War on Poverty and the Next Economy
Building an Agenda for an Inclusive Society Watch More Featured Speakers Protect This House: Communities of Color, Mortgage Safety, and the Future of Homeownership Pension Peril for the People: How Retirement Insecurity Affects Racial Wealth Disparities Banking on Success: Innovations in Financial Access and Inclusion for Underserved Communities
