And Still We Rise
Empowering communities and dismantling systems of inequality.
Our Mission
Our mission is to educate and equip minority families with tools to create sustainable wealth and prosperity through mental health, financial literacy, and career readiness.
Our Vision
Our vision will be complete when minority families achieve equal footing to create generational wealth and when the racial wealth gap reflects the true potential of our communities.
Why does it matter?
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Why does it matter? ◌
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Homeownership has long been considered a vital part of obtaining upward financial mobility. Ownership rates among White households have remained considerably higher than minorities, with White homeownership at 73.7 percent at the end of 2019 compared to 44 percent for Black households.
Source Federal Reserve 2019
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While the racial wealth gap is the result of multiple factors, a disparity in income is likely the clearest indicator of how wide it truly is. In 2020, the median white household made 74,912, compared to just $45,870 of the Black household.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, data as of January 2022
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According to the 2020 Census, Black Americans were more than twice as likely to be living in poverty than white Americans. Black Americans in poverty 19.5%, White Americans in poverty 8.2.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020
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According to data from the Survey of Consumer Finances, nearly one-third of households in the U.S. have student loan debt. But the average Black household has more to pay off than other households. Four years after graduation, blacks are in student loan debt $52,726 and whites are in student loan debt $28,006.
Source Federal Reserve 2019
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