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How Fines and Fees in the Criminal Legal System Hinder Black Economic Mobility

A new video and research brief from the Urban Institute’s Black Family Thriving Initiative.

A new video and research brief from the Urban Institute’s Black Family Thriving Initiative.

Published: March 2026

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Partners: Urban Institute
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Rooted and Rising: Black Families Navigating Racism, Hardship, and Hope

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the experiences and well-being of Black families in the United States.

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the experiences and well-being of Black families in the United States.

Published: February 2026

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Partners: Equity Research Action Coalition
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Seen, Heard, Held: Listening to Black Mothers Through Art & Community

This community zine for the Black infant—developed by the National Black Child Development Institute’s (NBCDI) Black Infant & Maternal Health Task Force.

This community zine for the Black infant—developed by the National Black Child Development Institute’s (NBCDI) Black Infant & Maternal Health Task Force.

Published: February 2026

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Partners: National Black Child Development Institute
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Empowering a Thriving Black Middle Class

For this policy explainer and video, the Urban Institute spoke with experts about how to accurately conceptualize the Black middle class and with middle-class Black…

For this policy explainer and video, the Urban Institute spoke with experts about how to accurately conceptualize the Black middle class and with middle-class Black…

Published: March 2025

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Partners: Urban Institute
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Togetherness: Shared Activities Within Black Families

This study was conducted by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Gallup Center on Black Voices.

This study was conducted by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Gallup Center on Black Voices.

Published: December 2024

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Partners: Gallup Center on Black Voices, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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The State of Black Residents: The Relevance of Place to Racial Equity and Outcomes

These findings about Black family quality life and various community spaces is the work of The McKinsey Institute for Black Economic Mobility.

These findings about Black family quality life and various community spaces is the work of The McKinsey Institute for Black Economic Mobility.

Published: February 2024

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Partners: McKinsey Institute for Black Economic Mobility
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Issues-based Series Focused on Black Families and Babies

This issues-based series is the result of a collaboration between the Equity Research Action Coalition at the UNC Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute and…

This issues-based series is the result of a collaboration between the Equity Research Action Coalition at the UNC Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute and…

Published: October 2021

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Partners: Child Trends, UNC Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute
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Equity Research Action Coalition Statewide Analysis Report

This study is the work of the Equity Research Action Coalition, in partnership with POINTS of ACCESS, LLC, and the National Black Child Development Institute.

This study is the work of the Equity Research Action Coalition, in partnership with POINTS of ACCESS, LLC, and the National Black Child Development Institute.

Published: August 2024

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Partners: Equity Research Action Coalition
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Black Family Thriving: A Pilot Study of Wealth Building among the Black Middle Class

This Urban Institute study explores the topic of wealth and wealth building among middle class Black families.

This Urban Institute study explores the topic of wealth and wealth building among middle class Black families.

Published: March 2024

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Partners: Urban Institute

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The guiding principles, approach, and goals for the Black Families Flourishing project stem from prior research conducted by Dr. Chrishana M. Lloyd and her Child Trends colleagues. These resources identified gaps in current knowledge and highlighted areas where more research could help improve systems, policies, and practices that support the well-being and flourishing of Black families with children.

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Black Families Flourishing Project Launches New Data & Insights Hub

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Spotlight Connections Interview – Graciella “Chella” Drew

Insights from the 2025 ICMA National Economic Mobility and Opportunity Conference

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