Student Loans Are a Labor Issue
April 16, 2020 by Jalil B. Mustaffa, Ph.D. Canceling student loans is front and center in the national discussion because coalitions like The Debt Collective and Movement for Black Lives put it there. As a part of a…
To Tackle the Black Student Debt Crisis, Target the Racial Wealth Gap
April 16, 2020 by Fenaba R. Addo, William Darity, Jr. It is well documented that Black students borrow more for college and have higher rates of nonpayment and default. Among college graduates, the average Black borrower has more than $7,000…
Can Debt Relief and Investment in HBCUs Level the Playing Field for Black Students?
April 16, 2020 by Ashley Harrington From our nation’s founding to the present, government-sponsored and supported policies have relegated Black Americans to the outskirts of mainstream society. Since the first Africans were forcibly brought, in 1619,…
Black Students Hold Too Much Debt, and the Way Out Includes More and Better Career Counseling
April 16, 2020 by Krystal L. Williams Student loan debt is a major concern. Recent estimates suggest that the national student loan debt level is nearly $1.5 trillion, with the average college undergraduate graduating with about $30,000…
There’s a Black Student Loan-Debt Crisis and It Needs an Urgent Solution. How About Reparations?
April 16, 2020 by Luke Frederick Here are some examples of why, after more than a decade of research into their involvement with slavery and the transatlantic slave trade, a handful of universities are beginning to…
State-Federal Partnerships May Be the Key to Reducing Black Student Debt
April 16, 2020 by Dominique J. Baker Black students disproportionately rely on student loans to finance higher education. In addition to being more likely than their peers to take out student loans in the first place, Black…
The ‘Black Tax’ Is Key to Understanding and Solving the Black Student Debt Crisis in the Time of COVID-19 and Beyond
April 16, 2020 by Victoria Jackson, Tiffany Jones It’s no secret that Black people must work harder and pay more to receive the same benefits and opportunity as their White or non-Black peers. This phenomenon is commonly known…
Joint Letter from 66 Advocacy Organizations to House and Senate Leadership Calling for Student Debt Forgiveness
April 13, 2020 by EdTrust The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Speaker of the House United States House of Representatives H-232 The Capitol Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Mitch McConnell Majority Leader United States Senate 317 Russell…
25 Groups Urge Congress to Extend CARES Act Benefits to all Federal Student Loan Borrowers
April 13, 2020 by EdTrust The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Speaker of the House U.S. House of Representatives H-232, The Capitol Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Mitch McConnell Majority Leader U.S. Senate 317 Russell Senate Office…