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Generational Wealth in the Black Culture: Past and Present

Generational wealth is a term used by many, but truly understanding its meaning and origin is another matter. Generational wealth refers to assets a family member passes onto their heir, most commonly allocated as stocks, bonds, mutual funds, real estate, and other investments. When many individuals think of generational wealth, as it pertains to the […]

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Black History Month at George Washington University

February is a month of commemoration, acknowledgment, and reflection; it’s the month of honoring Black history. It is the cadence of celebration where glasses are raised to the symphony of freedom. This month of remembrance allows us to revisit the tales of our great ancestors’ struggle, passion, and fight that never ceases to inspire. It

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Behind the Scenes: Three Black Icons You Might Not Know

If you were asked to provide a list of Black icons of civil rights, social justice, and activism, what figures would you name? It’s very likely that several mainstays of those categories would come up: Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Nelson Mandela, Angela Davis, etc. Maybe you’d stray slightly off the beaten path and

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Minority Health Care in the Pandemic and Beyond

It has been widely noted that the ongoing scourge of American health inequity was especially highlighted by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Infections, hospitalizations, and deaths in racial minority communities proliferate at rates completely incomparable to those in white communities. Not only are racial minorities—primarily Black and Latino Americans—more likely to get the virus,

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Roadblocks Women of Color Encounter in Entrepreneurship

As we all know or can assume, the entrepreneurial journey is an extremely challenging one. But for women of color, there are different sets of obstacles that can be even more daunting. Despite the fact that black women are the fastest-growing group of entrepreneurs in the U.S., they still face a number of unique hurdles

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New Faces in New Places: The 2022 DC Municipal Elections

There was much at stake in the 2022 Washington, DC municipal elections. Several hotly contested primary races set the tone in the summer, and multiple general races this November—including the one for mayor—had history-making implications. Bowser for Three In a surprise to no one, Democratic incumbent Mayor Muriel Bowser defeated her three opponents without complication

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