Dear LincolnTalk, Another installment in the Federal Reserve System’s “Racism and the Economy” series. It is sure to be very well done, and I hope it is of interest to at least some of you.
Thank you, Michelle Barnes South Great Road Begin forwarded message: > From: Federal Reserve – Racism and the Economy > <[email protected]> > Date: September 28, 2021 at 10:02:36 AM EDT > To: "Michelle L. Barnes" <[email protected]> > Subject: Please join us for Racism and the Economy: Focus on the Wealth > Divide, on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021 > Reply-To: [email protected] > > > > Racism and the Economy > Focus on the Wealth Divide > In case you’ve missed our prior messages, we want to invite you to join us on > Oct. 20, from 12 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. EDT, for “Racism and the Economy: Focus on > the Wealth Divide.” This is the next event in our virtual series, which > examines the impact of structural racism on our economy and advances ideas to > improve economic outcomes for all Americans. > > The ninth installment of our virtual event series focuses on how racialized > barriers to wealth accumulation deny families and communities long-term > economic mobility and financial resiliency. Wealth is usually defined as the > value of one’s assets minus debt, and it serves as a critical component of > economic opportunity in the United States. Opening speakers will examine past > and present structures and institutions that contribute to persistent wealth > disparities. A panel of practitioners, scholars, and community leaders will > propose and discuss bold strategies to finally reverse these trends. The > Federal Reserve has long studied wealth disparities because equal access to > wealth is so important to achieving full employment and an inclusive economy. > > Speakers: > > Mehrsa Baradaran, Professor of Law, University of California Irvine School of > Law > Raphael Bostic, President, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta > James Bullard, President, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis > Charles Evans, President, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago > Matthew Fletcher, Professor of Law and Director of the Indigenous Law & > Policy Center, Michigan State University > Neel Kashkari, President, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis > Noel Poyo, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Economic Development, > U.S. Treasury Department > More speakers to be added. > > Register now > Reserve your spot today. Visit our event page to register. > > Pre-register for the Focus on Financial Services event > Racism forms the foundation of inequality in our society. It limits > opportunity for people of color and threatens the health of our economy. > While the global pandemic has intensified racial and economic disparities, > the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis has galvanized people from all > walks of life to address the systems and structures that enable and > perpetuate these outcomes. > > Hosted by all 12 District Banks of the Federal Reserve System, Racism and the > Economy is a virtual series that brings together community, business, and > academic leaders to examine the economic impact of racism and advance bold > ideas and concrete actions to achieve an economy that makes opportunity > available to everyone. Visit our website for resources on these topics and to > learn more about recent and future events. > > Follow the Boston Fed > > Federal Reserve Bank of Boston | 600 Atlantic Avenue | Boston, MA 02210 > Opt-out of future emails about this event.
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