Education Debt Prevents Black Families from Building Wealth

Black woman in her late twenty's wearing a pink sweater holds a bill in one hand and places her hand to her temple

As of 2022, approximately 46 million Americans owe a total of nearly $1.75 trillion in U.S. student loan debt, according to federal student aid data. Women carry about two-thirds of that debt. Amid ongoing health and economic emergencies, the U.S. Department of Education issued a federal pause on student loan debt repayments, which will remain […]