Estate planning can help Black Baltimoreans secure and transfer generational wealth, and can be used to define your care if you are no longer able to make decisions for yourself, and to avoid property transfer fees and taxes.
Category: Commentary
Title insurance helps homeownership for Black Americans and others
The Biden-Harris Administration is considering a pilot program to waive title insurance requirements for certain qualified homeowners, but this could have negative consequences for low-income and minority communities and could increase risk for little gain.
Making ends meet is hard enough without a penalty for coming up short
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is working to reduce overdraft and late fees, which are disproportionately harmful to low-income households and people of color, by establishing benchmarks and limiting the amount companies can charge for a late fee.
Commentary: Black businesses are under attack–now, so are financing opportunities to help them
The Fearless Fund is a venture capital fund that targets investments in Black and Brown women-owned businesses, and a White conservative activist has sued the fund, claiming that its focus on grantmaking for Black women is discriminatory.
Trump Fried Chicken
One Black woman at a Chick-fil-A in Atlanta expressed support for Donald Trump, but this is not representative of the Black community as a whole, and Trump is a panderer-in-chief who is trying to sell himself to White people.
Commentary: Classrooms in Baltimore County need more Black teachers
Baltimore County Public Schools must provide a free education to all children in the county, but Black students are often stifled by educator bias, and the school system must prioritize teacher diversity to improve academic achievement, behavior, and college aspirations.
Commentary: Attack on the Fearless Fund
The Fearless Fund is a venture capital fund that targets investments in Black and brown women-owned businesses, and a White conservative activist has sued the fund, claiming that its focus on grantmaking for Black women was discriminatory.
Love for the Outdoors is a Gift that Pays Forward
A 75-year-old White man from a low-income neighborhood is sharing his love of the outdoors with Black and brown kids from underserved communities through the Sierra Club’s Inspiring Connections Outdoors program, inspiring them to appreciate and care for nature.
Commentary: End the stereotypes: World Down Syndrome Day is worth more than just a mention
World Down Syndrome Day is an annual day dedicated to promoting awareness about Down syndrome and to assist those who live with the condition, with the aim of ending the stigma and creating a more inclusive society.
Biden is building on the legacy of Obamacare while others are trying to tear it down
The Affordable Care Act has transformed the lives of millions of Americans, providing affordable, quality health care and ensuring that Americans are healthy and safe, while the Biden-Harris administration is working to expand that coverage even further.
It’s time to put an end to lead in American drinking water
The Biden-Harris administration, community organizers, advocacy groups, the federal government, and private companies are working together to address the threat of lead poisoning, with the goal of ensuring equity in lead line replacement plans and preventing future health crises.
Dr. King’s last campaign was an AFSCME campaign
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, while advocating for workers’ rights and racial justice, and his legacy continues to inspire us to work towards achieving the promised land of racial and economic justice.