Construction Unions Mark Juneteenth With Stand-Down
Union construction workers across Greater Boston marked Juneteeth with an 8-minute, 46-second moment of silence at 8:46 a.m. this morning.
Banker & Tradesman’s Editorial Cartoon: Power to the People
Businesses Must Learn Before Trying to Make Change on Racism, Berkshire’s Lazu Says
With panelists participating in a Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce panel on racism calling for action to change the systems that allow racism and inequality to persist in the business community, Berkshire Bank’s Malia Lazu said business leaders still need to take time to listen and learn.
Homeownership, Inheritance Underlie Persistent Racial Wealth Gap
African Americans still earn barely 60 cents for every $1 in white income. They have 10 cents in wealth for every $1 whites own. They remain more than twice as likely to live in poverty. And they’re about as likely to own a home as they were when Richard Nixon was president.
Change Can’t Wait. And You Can Help
America faces a question in the aftermath of sustained protests over the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer: Where do we, as a society, go from here? How can banking and real estate help?
NAIOP Cancels State of the Market, Urges Focus on Equality
Massachusetts’ commercial real estate trade association has joined the growing list of business figures urging more attention to racial disparities in America in the wake of a Black man’s death in Minneapolis police custody last week.
Healey Calls for Biz to Help Cut Racial Inequality
Hopes for a just America cannot survive if the country does not come together to build a new system correcting centuries of racism, inequities and violence, Attorney General Maura Healey said Tuesday.
Walsh Cites ‘Untold Economic Damage’ From Unrest
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh denounced an outbreak of violence and vandalism following largely peaceful protests against police brutality that filled downtown streets Sunday night.
Downtown Stores Damaged as Protests, Peaceful by Day, Turn Violent at Nightfall
A Sunday afternoon of mostly peaceful protests in Boston broke at nightfall when protesters clashed with officers, throwing rocks, breaking into several stores and lighting a police vehicle on fire.
