The annual Equal Pay Day for All is held in April, but when we look at the wage gap for women of color, the gap is far greater. 

According to the National Organization for Women, when compared to all men, women earn $.80 (cents) on the $1. When compared to White, non-Hi...

Every year, our nation's oldest, most historical civil rights and urban advocacy organization publishes an annual report meant to shed light on the economic condition of our nations marginalized populations. This State of Black America report purpose is to promote raci...

William Dudley, the influential chair of the New York Federal Reserve, will retire this summer. The recruitment process to select a new New York Fed president has caused outcry and concerns from the politicians and the public due to the lack of racial and gender divers...

In honor of Black History Month, here’s five, interesting little known facts about the economic contributions and strides of African Americans throughout history.

1. The Savings Bank of the Grand Fountain United Order of True Reformers was the first black-owned bank in...

Last weekend, the American Economic Association, alongside 58 other associations in related disciplines, held their annual Allied Social Science Association Conference in Philadelphia, PA. Over 13,000 economists convened in downtown Philly to network, present papers on...

        Economics teaches us that the most pressing issue of our society is the issue of scarcity. As agents seek to maximize their utility, they must make decisions--yielding opportunity costs and trade-offs. Thus, economists seeks to analyze and describe the conseque...