New York Times: Dedrick Asante-Muhammad on The Resilience of New York’s Black Homeowners
In “The Resilience of New York’s Black Homeowners,” Dedrick speaks with Stefanos Chen of the New York Times to comment on the returns of Black homeowners.
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Dedrick Asante-Muhammad joined the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) in January 2019 as the Chief of Race, Wealth and Community. Currently, he serves as Chief of Membership, Policy and Equity. During his tenure as Chief of Race, Wealth and Community he oversaw Fair Housing, Fair Lending, the Women’s Business Center of DC, the National Training Academy, the Housing Counseling Network, and started the Racial Economic Equity Department. As Chief of Membership, Policy and Equity, Dedrick oversees, Membership, Organizing, Research, Policy, and CRA. Dedrick comes to NCRC from Prosperity Now where he was first the Senior Director of the Racial Wealth Divide Initiative and then Senior Fellow of the Racial Wealth Divide Initiative. Previous to Prosperity Now, he served as Senior Director of the NAACP Economic Department and Executive Director of the NAACP’s Financial Freedom Center. Dedrick’s past civil rights experience also includes his time at Reverend Al Sharpton’s National Action Network, where he first worked as the National Crisis Coordinator and then as the National Field Director. Dedrick’s professional work in economic equity began at United for a Fair Economy (UFE) where he was the coordinator of the Racial Wealth Divide Project. While at UFE, Dedrick co-founded the State of the Dream report and has been a regular co-author of this annual report. Pursuing his work in economic and racial equity, Dedrick went on to the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) where he worked in the Inequality and Common Good Program, under the leadership of Chuck Collins. Dedrick recently co-authored the “Ten Solutions to Bridge the Racial Wealth Divide” and the article “We Have the Means to Fund Reparations. Where Is the Political Will?”. Dedrick serves as chair of the Board for Beyond Savvy, an organization focused on financial empowerment for the justice impacted. He also sits on a variety of advisory boards, including Advancing Black Strategies Initiative, National League of Cities Racial Wealth Divide Initiative, Financial Health Network’s PULSE, Landis, and Better Markets. View all posts by Dedrick Asante-Muhammad
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Originally published at http://bridgingtheracialwealthdivide.wordpress.com on August 17, 2021.