Becoming “middle class” can represent generations of progress and opportunity for Black Americans, but without equal access to strong wealth-building opportunities that middle-class standing can be precarious.

Creating stable employment opportunities for artists can improve their financial well-being while also helping community-based organizations strengthen their community ties.

Over the past 50 years, the composition of the low-wage workforce has changed: more than half of low-wage workers are now people of color, up from just 20 percent in 1971. Today, Black, Latino, and women workers are more likely to be segregated into worse-quality and lower-paying jobs.

We spoke with five advocates and community leaders working to connect children and families in Baltimore’s Upton and Druid Heights neighborhood with the resources they need to live healthy and successful lives.

Explore how wealth inequality has varied across race, age, and time in the US over the past 60 years, what’s driving inequities, and how policymakers can close these gaps and help all Americans build wealth.

Women of color experiencing homelessness as individuals are a growing population, but policy and program changes could help them exit homelessness and access permanent housing.