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		<title>The Racial Wealth Gap: Recent Studies</title>
		<link>http://blackprogress.com/2013/04/30/the-racial-wealth-gap-recent-studies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 03:54:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Less Than Equal: Racial Disparities in Wealth Accumulation. Signe-Mary McKernan, Caroline Ratcliffe, C. Eugene Steuerle &#38; Sisi Zhang. Urban Institute. April 2013.  When it comes to economic gaps between whites and communities of color in the United States, income inequality tells part of the story. But let’s not forget about wealth. Wealth isn’t just money in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lisa Hall, President/CEO of Calvert Foundation, on the Potential of Impact Investing to Transform Underserved Communities</title>
		<link>http://blackprogress.com/2013/03/18/lisa-hall-presidentceo-of-calvert-foundation-on-the-potential-of-impact-investing-to-transform-underserved-communities-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 22:01:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Excerpts: Lisa Hall, President/CEO of Calvert Foundation, on the potential of impact investing to transform underserved communities Lisa Hall of the Calvert Foundation on Impact Investing: An In-depth Interview. Forbes.com. October 20, 2011. &#8230;.Rahim Kanani: How can we convince traditional investors to reevaluate their portfolios and consider social impact investing? Lisa Hall: I thought about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BET Founder Robert L. Johnson’s “RLJ Rule” to Increase Employment Opportunities for African Americans</title>
		<link>http://blackprogress.com/2013/01/31/bet-founder-robert-l-johnsons-rlj-rule-to-increase-employment-opportunities-for-african-americans/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 04:53:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Robert L. Johnson Urges President Obama to Encourage U.S. Businesses to Adopt Version of the NFL Rooney Rule for Employment. News Release. Rljcompanies.com. December 17, 2012. Robert L. Johnson, chairman of The RLJ Companies and founder of Black Entertainment Television (BET) today calls on President Barack Obama to renew his commitment in addressing the employment gap [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stephen DeBerry on the Power of Impact Investing to Foster Black Progress</title>
		<link>http://blackprogress.com/2012/12/31/stephen-deberry-on-the-power-of-impact-investing-to-foster-black-progress/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2013 02:20:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the very interesting presentations at the Innovation and Impact Forum for Black Male Achievement conference, held October 3, 2012 in New York City, was on the transformational potential of “impact investing” by Stephen DeBerry, Founder and Chief Investment Officer at Bronze Investments and a partner at Kapor Capital.  According to his bio, DeBerry “makes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Community Investment Network Annual Conference, &#8220;The Philanthropic Renaissance,&#8221; to Foster Leveraging of Our Collective Resources</title>
		<link>http://blackprogress.com/2012/10/08/community-investment-network-annual-conference-the-philanthropic-renaissance-to-foster-leveraging-of-our-collective-resources/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2012 21:30:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Community Investment Network (CIN) is a national network of giving circles and &#8220;everyday philanthropists&#8221; that &#8220;inspires, connects and strengthens African Americans and communities of color to leverage their collective resources and create the change THEY wish to see.&#8221; CIN&#8217;s 2012 conference, titled The Philanthropic Renaissance: Illuminating Creative Expressions of Giving, was held in Birmingham, Alabama, October [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Perspectives on Buying Black</title>
		<link>http://blackprogress.com/2012/10/08/perspectives-on-buying-black/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2012 01:28:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maggie Anderson tells the story of her family’s pledge to buy black for an entire year in Our Black Year: One Family’s Quest to Buy Black in America’s Racially Divided Economy. [See links to media coverage of the book here.] The Andersons’ endeavor evolved into The Empowerment Experiment, which “converts our family&#8217;s pledge into a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Emerging Trends in Collaborative Black Philanthropy: The First Head and Heart Philanthropy Summit</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2012 21:25:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From BlackGivesBack.com  On August 10-11, 2012, nonprofit executives, foundation leaders and philanthropists convened at the inaugural Annual Head and Heart Philanthropy Summit in Martha’s Vineyard, MA, “for learning, professional networking and idea generation.” The invitation-only summit was organized by Christal M. Jackson, founder of Jackson and Associates Group, LLC, a boutique fund development and philanthropic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On Banking Black</title>
		<link>http://blackprogress.com/2012/10/08/on-banking-black/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2012 21:22:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Support Your Local Black Bank. Derek T. Dingle. Black Enterprise.com. Buying Black is only one step to economic freedom, we also have to bank Black &#8220;Popular syndicated radio talk show host Warren Ballentine recently teamed up with the National Bankers Association, the Washington, D. C.-based consortium of minority-owned financial institutions, to unveil “The People’s Economic Movement,” a program designed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pooling Our Resources on a Large, Transformative Scale: Breaking Through the Trust Barrier</title>
		<link>http://blackprogress.com/2012/06/22/pooling-our-resources-on-a-large-transformative-scale-breaking-through-the-trust-barrier/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2012 21:31:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The “trust barrier” is the major obstacle hampering the establishment of a large-scale, self-reliance-based resource-pooling fund that can have a transformational impact in addressing urgent problems in our distressed communities. Even black churches are losing trust and credibility among many African Americans. There would be no “trust barrier,” however, if, for instance, five or more of the most respected African Americans got together [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trayvon Martin Tragedy Could Spur the Emergence of a &#8220;National Anti-Racial Profiling Fund&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://blackprogress.com/2012/05/26/trayvon-martin-tragedy-could-spur-the-emergence-of-a-national-anti-racial-profiling-fund/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 May 2012 21:37:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There’s much expectation that outrage and anguish over the Trayvon Martin tragedy will spark a &#8220;movement&#8221; to combat racial profiling and focus the nation’s attention on finding solutions to the problem. [See the previous blog post: A Potent Anti-Profiling Movement As the Silver Lining From the Trayvon Martin Tragedy.] A movement could emerge in the form [...]]]></description>
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