by homeinc | Aug 11, 2021 | Blog
The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 was enacted to help bolster the economy in an attempt to pull the country out of the Great Depression. However, this act excluded tip-based jobs and other work predominantly held by black workers, servers, shoe shiners, domestic...
by homeinc | Jun 16, 2021 | Blog
The third racial wealth gap policy we will be examining in this series, is the National Housing Act of 1934. This law allowed policies to guarantee federally-backed loans to white Americans, and legally allowed companies to refuse loans to Black Americans, or others...
by homeinc | May 12, 2021 | Blog
The second policy that we will discussing in our Racial Wealth Gap campaign is the Land Seizures policy. The Land Seizures policy was enacted in 1865, and still disproportionately affects Black Americans today. This policy allowed white Americans to declare Black...
by homeinc | Mar 17, 2021 | Blog
The Racial Wealth Gap in Iowa is a huge problem that Black Iowans face every day. There are 13 historical policies that directly contribute to these issues, and HOME, Inc. will be sharing a bit about each policy over the next few months. Overall, Black Iowans living...
