The CBCF’s 2025 Economic Advancement Summit gathered experts to discuss long-term strategies for closing the racial wealth gap through tax reform, housing access and entrepreneurship. Leaders emphasized applying these solutions locally to create lasting community change.
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‘3 by 30’ aims to create 3 million Black homeowners—but barriers persist
By DaQuan LawrenceAFRO International WriterDLawrence@afro.com Black homebuyers are 1.7 times more likely to be denied a mortgage than all other racial groups in the nation, according to a recent study by LendingTree. Considering the historical trend of housing disenfranchisement and disproportionate racial homeownership, the AFRO spoke with policy experts about the implications of the phenomenon, […]