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Structural Inequalities Saddle Black Students with Higher Debt

April Ryan
March 23, 2020

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As Republicans and Democrats argue the points of an economic stimulus plan, advocacy groups are offering recommendations to Senators. April Ryan speaks with Nikitra Bailey, Executive Vice President of the Center for Responsible Lending to explain how structural inequalities have saddled African American students with higher loan debt while African American families who have not fully recovered from the 2008 recession.

Facilitating predatory lending as the economy tanks would be like taking away an umbrella as a rainstorm begins — and yet bank regulators might do so by nixing basic consumer protections on small dollar loans #StopTheDebtTrap #ProtectAllPeople https://t.co/vBx6bmU5w0
— Center for Responsible Lending (@CRLONLINE) March 23, 2020

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April Ryan has a unique vantage point as the only Black female reporter covering urban issues from the White House, a position she has held with AURN since the Clinton era. Her position as a White House Correspondent has afforded her heightened insight into the racial sensitivities, issues, and attendant political struggles of our nation. April has written three books; The Presidency in Black & White: My Close-Up View of Three Presidents and Race in America, At Mama's Knee: Mothers and Race in Black and White, and Under Fire: Reporting from the Front Lines of the Trump White House. Twitter: @aprildryan