Can’t Be Erased
In recent years, there has been an overwhelming push toward the erasure of important aspects of American history when…
The Latest Threat to Student Debt Cancellation
While we await the Supreme Court’s decision on the legality of student debt cancelation, the threats to President Biden’s…
Black History Can’t Be Erased
In recent years, there has been an overwhelming push toward the erasure of African American history — or simply…
Black Women’s Mental Health and the Student Debt Crisis
Any moment now, the Biden administration will announce its plan to forgive student debt as the moratorium on loan…
Black Student Debt Study
In fall 2020, with funding and support from the TIAA Institute, we embarked on a National Study on Black…
To Tackle the Black Student Debt Crisis, Target the Racial Wealth Gap
It is well documented that Black students borrow more for college and have higher rates of nonpayment and default.…
Can Debt Relief and Investment in HBCUs Level the Playing Field for Black Students?
From our nation’s founding to the present, government-sponsored and supported policies have relegated Black Americans to the outskirts of…
Black Students Hold Too Much Debt, and the Way Out Includes More and Better Career Counseling
Student loan debt is a major concern.Recent estimates suggest that the national student loan debt level is nearly $1.5…
There’s a Black Student Loan-Debt Crisis and It Needs an Urgent Solution. How About Reparations?
Here are some examples of why, after more than a decade of research into their involvement with slavery and…
State-Federal Partnerships May Be the Key to Reducing Black Student Debt
Black students disproportionately rely on student loans to finance higher education. In addition to being more likely than their…
Black Student Debt
We know that Black students face greater hurdles when it comes to financing their college education and repaying student…
The ‘Black Tax’ Is Key to Understanding and Solving the Black Student Debt Crisis in the Time of COVID-19 and Beyond
It’s no secret that Black people must work harder and pay more to receive the same benefits and opportunity…
Hill Briefing: Black Student Debt
Did you miss our event? No worries you can watch a recording of the live stream below. Enjoy! …