Political and Legislative
Biden Will Tackle the Racial Wealth Gap Through New Housing Plans and Small Business Programs
The White House on Tuesday announced new housing and small business programs designed to help narrow the wealth gap between Black and white Americans, as President Joe Biden marked the 100-year anniversary of the racist “Black Wall Street” massacre in Tulsa, Okla.
The Biden administration plans to launch what it said was a first-of-its-kind, inter-agency effort to address inequity in home appraisals and issue new rules to combat housing discrimination, according to a White House fact sheet. HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge is scheduled to appear in Tulsa with Biden Tuesday.
In addition, the administration said it planned to boost federal contracting with “small disadvantaged businesses” by 50 percent, awarding $100 billion over five years.
