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The issue of student debt represents one of the most important debates in modern politics, as well as one of its greatest crises. Nearly one third of America has some amount of student debt, a figure that has ballooned in recent years, and the total weight of that debt has likewise grown to top a staggering 1 trillion-dollar figure. Debt of all kinds rules much of American life, but nowhere are the crippling effects of student debt more pronounced then in our most vulnerable populations; communities of color. Yet the research and discussion around student debt in relation to people of color specifically has been disappointingly minimal. In this report, The Black Institute (TBI), seeks to remedy this lack of focus on our most vulnerable populations by examining the issue of student debt from the perspective of these communities of color.
The latest, and potentially last chapter of New York’s congestion pricing saga is approaching its climax. From the MTA’s August 2022 release of the Environmental Assessment (EA) for its vision for congestion pricing, to a heated comment period forcing the MTA to extend public comment, and now to a period of apparent radio silence. There has been a lively debate on this topic with a host of points and issues brought up in support of and against both the MTA’s vision and congestion pricing. As a racial justice action tank, a think tank that takes action on issues and policy related to people of color in New York and throughout the diaspora, The Black Institute (TBI) felt compelled to assess this issue from the lens of people of color. While our analysis of the issue pales in length compared to the MTA’s, we have just as much to say about the issue, the EA, and the MTA as any other.
The Black Institute engaged in exploratory research concerning the construction of the Mets stadium and promises that were made by the Mets organization. In particular, TBI was interested in gauging the efficacy of promises regarding the participation of MWBE and Queens residents in the construction of Citi Field, the continuing employment of individuals from those categories, and whether these efforts were successful. However, TBI was also interested in the broad impact of Citi Field on the local economy since the construction and the general promises of stadium construction compared to the actual effects of their construction and continued operation.
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