It’s no secret that African Americans face unique challenges to their financial security that are unlike those of white households. An estimated 42 percent of African American households use credit for basic expenses, such as rent, groceries and utilities, according to The Challenge of Credit...

The groundswell for criminal justice reform has become headline news. Demonstrations spanning the nation and many parts of the globe have demanded justice for those lives taken by questionable and fatal police behavior.

Yet, Black America also suffers from another kind of injustice that is economic in nature and as pervasive as it is cruel. According...