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Northwest Indiana Business Magazine, September 1, 2023, First Financial Bank Receives National Stewardship Award First Financial Bank received a Corporate Partnership Award from the National Community Action Partnership. “First Financial Bank and our associates are thankful and honored to receive such a nationally prestigious recognition,” said Roddell McCullough, chief corporate responsibility officer for First Financial, in […]

Newsweek, August 28, 2023, Sixty Years Later, We Can Make King’s Dream A Reality Sixty years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his historic keynote at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. As of 2019, the last year with complete data, the median wealth of Black households was just $9,000—compared to $160,000 for white

NRPA, August 24, 2023, Overcoming Barriers To Park Equity Redlining affected not only the demographics of neighborhoods by dictating who could get loans, but also it largely influenced the investment in infrastructure made in those areas. Real estate is about location, location, location, right? Well, if the right location largely dictates the value of your

US News, August 24, 2023, A Gentrified Dallas Neighborhood Faces An Uncertain Future This is Oak Cliff, a vibrant pocket of Dallas, one of many minority-majority cities in the US. As Texas has become more diverse in the last few decades, so has this patch of the city, in which Hispanics (63%) and non-Hispanic Black

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, August 25, 2023, Dedrick Asante-Muhammad And Chuck Collins: Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream Remains A Dream It’s now been 60 years since the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom — and the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech. At the rally, Dr. King famously proclaimed that all people, Black

The Hill, August 24, 2023, Fight For Economic Equity Under ‘Assault’ 60 Years, Advocates Warn Sixty years after civil rights leaders demanded equal access to employment and fair wages for Black Americans at the historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, economic equity is still far from a reality in the U.S.  “We are

Fast Company, August 21, 2023, 15 Ways To Develop And Support Your Loyal Business Assistant If you’re a leader seeking a great personal assistant who can help you elevate your business to the next level, it’s essential that you take your time until you find the proper fit. Once you’ve succeeded at the first step,

Evanston Round Table, August 27, 2023, Many Households In Evanston’s Historic Black District Are At Risk Of Being Displaced By Gentrification The challenge facing many communities across the country is how to invest in an area in an equitable manner without displacing current residents. Evanston is facing that issue now, particularly in light of the

My Journal Courier, August 29, 2023, Commentary: We still have a dream — Dedrick Asante-Muhammad, Chuck Collins It’s now been 60 years since the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom — and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech.  There are important signs of progress to mark. The unthinkably high rate

Hudson Valley Press, August 30, 2023, New Press Report Six Decades After King’s Historic Speech Sixty years after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, a groundbreaking new report has laid bare the stark truth of ongoing Black economic inequality

Yes!, August 30, 2023, How To Realize Dr. King’s Dream, 60 Years Later It’s been 60 years since Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. King noted that Black Americans live “on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean

Northwest Indiana Business Magazine, September 1, 2023, First Financial Bank Receives National Stewardship Award First Financial Bank received a Corporate Partnership Award from the National Community Action Partnership. The Cincinnati, Ohio-based bank was one of two organizations to receive the award in 2023. First Financial exceeded its goal outlined in its Community Benefits Agreement with the

American Banker, August 31, 2023, Podcast – Banks, Buffalo And A Mass Shooting: How The Industry Can Help Heal A Targeted Community What is the role of banks in fixing deeply entrenched problems in segregated communities that banks’ past lending practices such as redlining helped create? What do banks owe a community like the East

Politico, August 31, 2023, How Biden’s Goal To Boost Black Homeownership Could Be Undone By A New Mortgage Rule The Federal Reserve is seeking to tighten the rules on the kind of cheap mortgages that sparked the 2008 housing meltdown, but its proposal could hit Black and Hispanic borrowers hardest — and civil rights advocates

Seattle Medium, August 22, 2023, Six Decades After King’s Historic Speech, Report Shows Black Economic Equality Is ‘Still A Dream’ Sixty years after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, a groundbreaking new report has laid bare the stark truth