How Discriminatory Lending Practices Led to Inadequate Grocery Access in Black Urban Neighborhoods, and What We’re Doing About It

By Rita Ouimet, Project Coordinator, Healthy Food Financing Initiative According to the USDA, 34 million Americans suffer from food insecurity and poor grocery access in the United States. However, nearly 20% of Black Americans reside in households grappling with food insecurity, a rate almost double the national average of 10.2%. Moreover, they are three times…Read More…