Grade 9-12, Higher Education
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Upcoming Webinar

Historical Discrimination in the Financial System

Updated: January 12 2026

Objective

Teachers will be able to:

  • Identify historical sources of discrimination in the financial system.
  • Analyze how black leaders have changed and are changing the financial system.

Description

This session will model the full lesson, including an activity on what constitutes a “financial system,” historical examples of discrimination (primarily against Black people), and examples of leaders who attempted to make changes to the system or are still working today to improve the system.