“Our educational system in the United States was already highly inequitable and plagued by opportunity gaps in learning that have widened during the pandemic. Although we may see the light at the end of the tunnel on the coronavirus crisis, the educational equity crisis is just beginning,” says Heather Hough.
Growing U.S.-China competition could divide the world and impact countries in the crosshairs of this bilateral relationship. However, Colin Bradford argues that the G-20 could become a vehicle for more ambitious concerted global actions and a platform for addressing and managing geopolitical tensions.
Black businesses do not lack for quality or service compared to their white-owned counterparts, but they do lack investment on many different levels. Andre Perry, Tynesia Boyea-Robinson, and Carl Romer write that for Black businesses to truly benefit from the Biden infrastructure plan, its investments must reach the sectors and places where those businesses operate.
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