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Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio), chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, said Tuesday that she has made a vigorous push in recent weeks to make sure that Black communities are prioritized in the final version of President Biden’s Build Back Better package.

Citigroup has agreed to undergo an independent racial equity audit, the bank announced Friday. In a blog post, Citi Executive Vice President Edward Skyler said the audit will “help us assess the impact our work is having and will help inform how to adapt and grow our work to address the racial wealth gap.”

The Congressional Black Caucus urged AT&T Inc. to respond to allegations it is a sponsor of One America News Network, saying the broadcaster is a “far-right, anti-democratic, hatred-peddling organization.”

At the NAACP Freedom Fund dinner Sunday night, the message was clear: The fight for civil rights is not over.

U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Thursday promised to redouble efforts to find “diverse candidates” to replace two high-profile officials who resigned this week after criticism of their securities trading, as the central bank tried to regroup from a blow to its typically staid, technocratic image.

Current high inflation rates in the U.S. are likely to dissipate in the next year, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Thursday, adding that the Fed will continue to push for full employment regardless.