The Portland Medium, January 1, 2024, The Future Of Reparations And Economic Equality
An estimated 250,000 people came to the nation’s capital in August 1963, according to the National Park Service. (The NAACP puts the number closer to 260,000.) A partnership between the National Community Reinvestment Coalition and the Institute for Policy Studies spurred the report, which looks at the progress of Black Americans in the 60 years since the event.
Dedrick Asante-Muhammad, vice president of research and racial economic equality at the National Community Reinvestment Coalition, is one of four report co-authors. He has over 20 years of experience researching and reporting on the racial wealth divide.
