Black women are more likely to have precarious work arrangements with low pay, few benefits, and less stability, even when they qualify for something better.
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Spotlight On the Latin American Community
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Supporting Latino* museums across the United States is vital to preserving and promoting American Latino art, history, and culture.
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Latino households are poised to drive homeownership growth in the future; breaking down barriers to equitable housing access is key.
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In episode 3, cohost Kimberlyn Leary and guest Cecilia Muñoz, former director of the White House Domestic Policy Council, discuss the value of diverse lived experience in the workplace, the complexities of using data to spur social change, and leadership in a polarized world. Listen and subscribe.
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Racist policies and practices have facilitated gentrification and displacement, which have disproportionately harmed Black and Latine (a gender-inclusive identifier for Latinos/as) communities for decades.
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State governments can improve job quality among Latina workers by expanding access to health care, retirement plans, and child care.