BlackEcon101

Six Companies Account for 70% of Corporate Black Lives Matter Pledges

Our analysis reveals that $7.854 billion in corporate pledges have been made to facilitate efforts that support racial justice, and help activities that seek immediate solutions to the crisis affecting Black people. Creative Investment has launched a crowdfunding campaign to pay for the development of a BLM Corporate tracker. 

SBA fails to deliver PPP benefits to minority businesses

"Committed though the government might be too small and minority-owned contractors, from the contractor standpoint making a living is never easy. Now they’ve got the COVID-19 situation. For what the landscape looks like for minority-owned businesses, Federal Drive with Tom Temin turned to Creative Investment Research economist and principal William Michael Cunningham."

Sports Betting in the District

Testimony to the Council of the District of Columbia. Bill 22-944, the “Sports Wagering Lottery Amendment Act of 2018”

B22-0804 “authorizes the Chief Financial Officer to adopt rules and regulations governing the conduct of sports wagering.”

DC City Council

The Committee on Housing & Neighborhood Revitalization of the DC City Council held  a Public Hearing on the following Legislation:

B22-0804, “Housing Conversion and Eviction Clarification Amendment Act of 2018”
B22-0809, “Eviction with Dignity Act of 2018”

 

Talk about Black Wealth at the Congressional Black Caucus

William Michael Cunningham was invited to serve as a panelist at the "Black Money Matters" session to be held on Thursday, September 13.

The panel was hosted by Congressman Bobby Rush (IL), Deputy Director of Administration and Operations, U.S. House of Representatives. 

As panel organizers noted, "The urgency in addressing this issue cannot be more strongly emphasized as the median black wealth is projected to fall to zero by 2053."

Black Econ 101 9/6/18

Black econ 101. We discuss:

1. SMALL BUSINESSES MAY WANT TO PURSUE LOANS SOON – BEFORE FED BOOSTS INTEREST RATES.

2. BIG-TIME COMPANIES DISH OUT OVER $240 MILLION TO BLACK LAW FIRMS, OTHER MINORITY FIRMS

3. 48th Annual Congressional Black Caucus