The State of Communities of Color in 2011

Christian Weller explains the state of communities of color after the Great Recession and what policies can help them in the recovery.

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What is the state of communities of color? Why is it important to have policy priorities that focus on communities of color? What are the policy issues that would affect primarily communities of color?

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See also:

The State of Communities of Color in the U.S. Economy, by Christian Weller, Jaryn Fields, and Folayemi Agbede

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