RACE · WEALTH · COMMUNITY
ADVANCING INCLUSIVE ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
NCRC’s Race, Wealth & Community division seeks to grow and transform wealth building opportunities to end historical economic inequality.
We’re aiming for a society where wealth and its growth advance the nation as a whole, including historically disenfranchised racial and ethnic groups.
We investigate fair housing and fair lending practices, provide education, training, counseling and coaching to entrepreneurs, legal and community advocacy and direct services to promote economic security and a more holistic understanding of wealth creation focused on the public good.
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Our team
Dedrick Asante-Muhammad
Chief of Race, Wealth and Community
202.464.2729
dasantemuhammad@ncrc.org
Anneliese Lederer
Director of Fair Lending and Consumer Protection
202.464.2731
alederer@ncrc.org
Heidi Sheppard
Project Director, DC Women’s Business Center
202.524.4874
hsheppard@dcwbc.org
Jake Lilien
Civil Rights Testing Manager
202.383.7711
jlilien@ncrc.org
Jamie Buell
Racial Economic Equality Coordinator
202.792.1281
jbuell@ncrc.org
Monica Grover
Special Assistant to the Chief of Race, Wealth and Community
202.464.2711
mgrover@ncrc.org
Rose Ramirez
Civil Rights Investigator
202.464.2298
rramirez@ncrc.org
Sara Oros
Program Coordinator, Fair Housing/Fair Lending
202.393.8308
soros@ncrc.org
Tracy McCracken
Director, Fair Housing
202.383.7709
tmcCracken@ncrc.org
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Racial Wealth Snapshot: Immigration and the Racial Wealth Divide
Download Infographic Introduction The United States has more immigrants than any country in the world. In 2018, approximately 44.7 million immigrants lived in the United States, accounting for 13.7% of the country’s population. Although immigration has always played a key role in the history and the making of the United States, from the colonial era
Lending Discrimination Faced by Same-Sex Couples in the Mortgage Arena
LGBTQ+ Americans are less likely to own their homes when compared to their straight, cisgender counterparts, and they are more likely to experience financial hardship.
African Americans Are Missing Ten Trillion Dollars of Wealth
For African Americans to own a share of the wealth proportionate to their 13% of the population, they’d require another $10 trillion of wealth.
Advancing Corporate Commitment to Racial Economic Justice
Corporations across the country are pledging action and millions of dollars of investment into “racial justice” causes, yet there has been very little movement in one of the easiest areas to make advancement: racial and ethnic representation and procurement by corporations.
NCRC, First Merchants Bank Announce $1.4 Billion Community Benefits Plan
Five-year reinvestment plan directs resources to underserved communities.
Has COVID-19 Resulted in Less Racism in Housing Sales?
As real estate agents scramble for new business, compliance with civil rights laws may not be the first thing on their minds. Yet evidence suggests that as housing sales plummeted in April, the amount of racial discrimination in the housing sales market plummeted alongside it.
NCRC Hires Kathryn Orr as New Director of Entrepreneurship
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