Race

PODCAST: "Between the Lines" on State of the Dream 2012

January 20, 2012

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Dedrick Muhammad, Senior Director of the NAACP's Economic Department and co-author of State of the Dream 2012: The Emerging Majority, and WPKN radio's "Between the Lines" host Scott Harris discuss the alarming possibilities for the race and class divides in U.S. if social and economic trends continue for the next several decades. Muhammad shares various strategies to reduce racial disparities and urges listeners to encourage support for those solutions from their lawmakers.

PODCAST: State of the Dream 2012 on WBAI radio

January 19, 2012

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State of the Dream 2012: The Emerging Majority co-authors Wanjiku Mwangi and Tim Sullivan have an in-depth discussion of the report with WBAI Pacifica "Talk Back!" host Hugh Hamilton on his Martin Luther King, Jr. Day broadcast and fundraising drive.

State of the Dream 2012 | Media Coverage

January 17, 2012

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By the year 2042, will Martin Luther King's dream of racial equality be within reach? UFE's ninth annual MLK Day report, State of the Dream 2012: The Emerging Majority offers a glimpse at a future that could be—one that should be of great concern to people of all races. This timely publication is being covered online, in print and in broadcast media. Click through for a sampling. The list will be updated as new coverage emerges.

MLK and the Facts of Racial Economic Injustice Today

January 16, 2012

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Martin Luther King Jr. gave his life to the struggle for racial equality. The vast racial economic divide remains a fact of American life more than forty years after his assassination. Click through to see some of the key indicators of racial economic inequality.

MLK Day Report: Racial Injustice and "The Emerging Majority"

January 13, 2012

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Estate and Federal Taxes

Campaigns that strive to expand public conversations and influence policy makers on key federal tax policy and economic issues.

Responsible Wealth

A network of over 700 individuals who are among the wealthiest five percent of Americans who advocate for fair taxes and corporate accountability.

Popular Economics Education

A series of participatory workshops that transform economic statistics into engaging learning experiences to move people to action.

Racial Wealth Divide

Provides resources that deepen understanding about boundaries to economic parity among communities of color.

Tax Fairness Organizing Collaborative

A network of 28 state-level advocacy groups that promote fair and adequate taxation at the state and federal levels through grassroots organizing.