Jessicah Pierre

Before he died, Martin Luther King, Jr. joined a campaign to unify working people of all races. Today, nothing could be more powerful.

Low-income parents risk jail for putting their kids in better public schools, while the rich bribe colleges to shut the poor out.

It’s time to heal the deep wounds of racism—not only to ensure equity for African Americans, but for our entire economy.

Closing our racial wealth divide requires bold thinking, but so did ending slavery

Milwaukee's novel approach to combating racial inequity should inspire other cities

“Baby bond” accounts for all American kids would bridge the racial wealth gap while providing security to Americans of every color.

Wealthy families have rigged college admissions for generations, but they want you to blame affirmative action

90 years after King was born, the racial wealth divide is actually growing — which drags down the entire economy