Dedrick Asante-Muhammad, Author at Word In Black

Musician Nicki Minaj (L) joins U.S. President Donald Trump on stage as he delivers remarks during the Treasury Department's Trump Accounts Summit at Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium on January 28, 2026 in Washington, DC. "Trump Accounts" are a portion of recently passed tax and spending legislation where the federal government will deposit $1,000 into investment accounts for every child born between 2025 and 2028 once parents sign their children up while filing their income taxes. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

The Truth About Trump Accounts and Black Wealth

by LaToya B. Parker and Dedrick Asante-Muhammad February 3, 2026February 3, 2026

Billionaire backing and celebrity hype can’t hide how Trump Accounts risk widening the racial wealth gap.

(Original Caption) 10/30/1967-Atlanta, GA: Dr. Martin Luther King (R), his wife, and King's brother, Rev. A.D. King, answer newsmen's questions at the airport as the civil rights leader departs for Birmingham to begin serving a five-day jail sentence in connection with the 1963 demonstrations in the Alabama city.

Beyond Racism, Materialism, and Militarism

by Dedrick Asante-Muhammad January 16, 2026January 16, 2026

A Black Owned Business sign hangs in the window on the U Street Corridor.

The Struggle of Small Businesses Amid Government Shutdowns

by Dedrick Asante-Muhammad November 19, 2025November 19, 2025

Black tea shop owners work on a laptop as they run their business

The Hollowing Out of America’s Only Agency for Minority Business

by Dedrick Asante-Muhammad and Eric Morrissette October 30, 2025October 30, 2025

Seal on United States Department of the Treasury on the Building

A Cruel and Short-Sighted Attack on Community Investment

by Dedrick Asante-Muhammad and Eric Morrissette October 20, 2025October 20, 2025

Black male job seeker working on laptop

Yes, We Need Jobs. We Need Black Wealth, Too

by Dedrick Asante-Muhammad and LaToya B. Parker September 9, 2025September 9, 2025

Economic inequality, rich and poor gap, unfairness income, different money people being paid concept, white rich businessman standing on high salary coins tower with poor black man on low coins stack.

Behind the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’: Wealth for the Few

by Dedrick Asante-Muhammad and Jaidyn McKinnie September 3, 2025September 3, 2025

Dr. Lisa Cook testifies during a Senate Banking nominations hearing on June 21, 2023 in Washington, DC

Defending Federal Reserve Independence and Black Leadership

by Dedrick Asante-Muhammad August 28, 2025August 28, 2025

In Trump’s War on Federal Workers, Black Families Pay the Price

by Dedrick Asante-Muhammad and Tyler Mitchell March 27, 2025March 27, 2025

Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Md., arrives in the Capitol for a vote on Tuesday, January 28, 2025. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

The Future of Black Political Power

by Dedrick Asante-Muhammad February 5, 2025February 5, 2025