6+ day, 16+ hour ago   (207+ words) A new National Bureau of Economic Research working paper from scholars at Harvard University, Cornell University, and the U.S. Census Bureau has found that while increases in neighborhood integration have led to increased rates of interclass marriage, neighborhood integration does not…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (620+ words) “John Hope Bryant is one of the foremost thought-leaders in our country, one of the best selling authors, [and] ranked number 145 [ … ] of the top 250 living individuals who have gone furthest in life.” That’s what Marshall University President Brad Smith said…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (715+ words) Across succeeding generations, nearly every worker has been urged to ‘save’ for retirement. However, yesteryear’s gold watch and pensions that came with health care benefits or even added stock options are today nearly extinct. Instead, the emergence of varying 401(K)…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (601+ words) Americans’ financial well-being was broadly stable in 2025, but the financial well-being of Black adults deteriorated from 2024 to 2025, according to a report published earlier this year by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Overall, while 73% of adults reported…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (1108+ words) Black Americans found their way to other northern enclaves, too: New York’s Harlem neighborhood and Philadelphia’s Seventh Ward and North Philadelphia. In Chicago, the Bronzeville area appealed for its location near Lake Michigan and the city’s downtown, Scott says. It…...