The Daily Yonder Analysis: The Connection Between Race and Opportunity in Rural Parts of the 5th Federal Reserve District More than a quarter of the nation s rural Black population lives in the five-state region covered by the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. The region s history has a big impact on the economic conditions these communities face today. Share this: The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond is the headquarters of the Fifth District of the Federal Reserve located in Richmond, Virginia. It covers the states of Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina; 49 counties constituting most of West Virginia; and the District of Columbia. (Source: Federal Reserve)
How Should We Think About Full Employment In The Federal Reserve s Dual Mandate? Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard - At The Ec10, Principles Of Economics, Lecture, Faculty Of Arts And Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts (Via Webcast) Date 24/02/2021 I want to thank Jason Furman and David Laibson for inviting me to join your economics class. I often found it difficult in introductory economics to connect the abstract concepts in the textbooks to the real-world issues I cared about. So the one message I hope you remember from today is that economics provides powerful tools to enable you to analyze and affect the issues that matter most to you.1
"Reparations teach separation," he said. "Slavery ended over 130 years ago. How can a father ask his son to spend prison time for a crime he committed?"
AP Photo/Butch Dill Reparations teach separation, Walker argued. Slavery ended over 130 years ago. The Democratic-led House is poised to create a commission to study reparation proposals. The former NFL player Herschel Walker on Wednesday said Black Americans should not receive reparations for slavery. A virtual congressional hearing on the issue was being held for House Resolution 40, sponsored by Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas, which would create a commission to study reparation proposals. Walker, a standout athlete at the University of Georgia who won the Heisman Trophy in 1982 before launching a long professional football career, questioned the logistical feasibility of reparations and dismissed the idea itself as divisive.
Slavery reparations are back in the national spotlight. A House Judiciary subcommittee held a hearing this week to discuss establishing a federal commission that would explore how the US government might compensate the descendants of enslaved Americans. And though the White House press secretary declined to say whether President Joe Biden would sign legislation to develop reparations for slavery, she did say he supported a study on the matter. Lawmakers have been advocating for a federal effort to study slavery reparations for more than 30 years now to no avail. But since the widespread protests last year against racial injustice and the inequalities laid bare by the Covid-19 pandemic, the debate has taken on a new urgency.
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