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     At the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies’ convening, The Wealth Agenda: Seizing the Moment for Black Economic Advancement, the “The Green Opportunity Gap: Expanding Access for Black Economic Mobility” panel exposed systemic barriers preventing Black participation — chief among them, the expectation of unpaid training.

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Voting rights advocates say this would create enormous hurdles for poor people, rural residents, Black Americans, naturalized citizens, and the nearly 70 million women whose current legal names differ from those on their birth certificates due to marriage.