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NCRC Selected To Manage $175 Million Boost For Illinois Small Businesses Impacted By COVID
By NCRC
A new state grant fund called Back to Business (B2B) will provide grants to businesses in some of the hardest-hit sectors of the Illinois economy: food service, hospitality and the creative arts. The state grants will be administered in partnership with the NCRC Community Development Fund, (NCRC CDF), a U.S. Treasury-certified Community Development Financial Institution. [Read more]
Field Notes
DCWBC Entrepreneur Profile
By NCRC
This is part of a series of profiles showcasing the talented entrepreneurs of NCRC’s DC Women’s Business Center. Nicole’s Kitchen is a women-owned business started by Nicole Flint that sells fresh baked treats to the DMV area. [Read more]
Research
Race, Jobs & The Economy
By Dedrick Asante-Muhammad, Jason Richardson and Joseph Dean
Black and Hispanic unemployment rates often spike before other groups when a recession begins. The February jobs report may flame the fears of a recession. [Read more]
News
NCRC Statement On Release Of HUD’s Disparate Impact Rule
By NCRC
“I am glad to see HUD has rolled back a harmful rule change made by the outgoing Trump administration in 2020. Strong fair housing enforcement is critical to ensuring equal rights and protecting individuals and communities from discrimination. HUD’s issuance of this rule is an important step in making it possible for effective future efforts by HUD, fair housing advocates and others to achieve justice through this critical element of civil rights law. [Read more]
Events
NHCR National Conference
March 27-28
Join NCRC Director of Community Impact Ibijoke Akinbowale for the NHRC 2023 National Conference in Washington, DC on Monday, March 27, 2023, and Tuesday, March 28, 2023, at the AFL-CIO Center. Akinbowale will be moderating the session, "Civil Rights and Housing Counseling." [Register here]
2023 Just Economy Conference
March 29-30
The Just Economy Conference is the national event for community, business, foundation, policy and government leaders who want a nation that not only promises but delivers opportunities for all Americans to build wealth and live well. National and local luminaries, visionaries and changemakers gather to network, share ideas, learn and ask hard questions to chart out a better future. [Register here]
In the News
A Landlord Got a Low Appraisal. He Is Black, and So Are His Tenants.
By Debra Kamin, The New York Times
Jesse Van Tol, president and chief executive of the National Community Reinvestment Coalition, said his organization chose to serve as co-complainant with Mr. Horton because his case crystallizes a total system failure in flagging bias in an appraisal. [Read more]
"Creeping Segregation" Cited In New Report On Columbia Housing"
ByTom Hall, Teria Rogers, Rob Sivak, Malarie Pinkard-Pierr, WYPR/NPR
Dr. Bruce Mitchell, NCRC's Senior Research Analyst, and Dedrick Asante-Muhammad, NCRC's Chief of Organizing, Policy and Equity, joined WYPR/NPR to discuss their new report.
Exclusive: First Republic Considers Downsizing If Capital Raise Fails -Sources
By David French and Lananh Nguyen, Reuters
First Republic is examining how it can sell parts of its business, including some of its loan book, in a bid to raise cash and cut costs, one of the sources said. A sale of loans to other parties, including private equity firms, is one option under consideration, two of the sources said. [Read More]
MacKenzie Scott Sets New ‘Open Call’ To Donate $250 Million
By Glenn Gamboa, AP News
Through her organization Yield Giving, Scott plans to make unrestricted $1 million donations to 250 nonprofits selected in the process, which she calls a “new pathway to support for organizations making positive change in their communities.” To apply, the nonprofits must have annual operating budgets larger than $1 million, but less than $5 million for at least two of the past five years. [Read more]
Resources
Work And Meet At The Just Economy Club It's a DC hub for nonprofits and the social sector, around the corner from the White House. Move your team into a private office or host your meetings and events or hang out in the lounge. [Read more]
Learning & Training Hub Register for NCRC's catalog of professional development courses for community development leaders. [Learn more]
Research And Reports We have an extensive library of research and reports that dates back many years; now available in one convenient location! [View all]
Racial Wealth Snapshots Browse our catalog of socioeconomic briefs and infographics. [View all]
Sign And Share The Just Economy Pledge America should not only promise but deliver to all Americans opportunities to build wealth and live well. Sign the pledge and share it to help us expand the movement for a Just Economy. [Sign and Share]
Fair Lending Tool Use our interactive tool to produce a report on mortgages, small business lending and bank branch networks for any city, county or metro area in the nation. [Access the tool here]
TreasureCRA Keep up and catch up on plans to strengthen the Community Reinvestment Act. [Read more]
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