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The racial wealth gap undermines the declaration’s promise

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By Andre Perry
| Brookings Institution
Two hundred and fifty years ago, on July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress authorized the Declaration of Independence, calling for statehood and freedom from Great Britain and the monarchy.
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The shifting landscape for Black-owned businesses: An update to the Black Business Parity Dashboard

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By Hannah Stephens, Andre Perry
| Brookings Institution
Each year, Brookings’ Center for Community Uplift analyzes the changes in Black-owned employer businesses (businesses with at least one employee) in metro areas across the country. Tracking increases and decreases in the number of these Black employers offers a glimpse into the health of the overall economy. From the first year of data, 2017, to the latest year, 2023, the number of Black-owned employer businesses grew by 62%, finally surpassing 200,000 total firms.
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Black employers are reaching new heights

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By Andre Perry, Hannah Stephens
| Brookings Institution
In 2023, the number of Black-owned employer businesses (those with at least one employee) operating in the United States surpassed 200,000 for the first time—marking at least six years of consecutive growth based on the latest available data from the Census Bureau. Between 2017 and 2023, the number of Black-owned employer businesses grew by 62%, or nearly 77,000 firms. This growth was larger than U.S. employer businesses overall, which increased by 3.3% over the same period.
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