In 4 U.S. cities, the "student debt crisis is a civil right crisis," research finds

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/student-debt-crisis-creates-vicious-cycle-inequality-black-latino-neighborhoods-n1232388

Student debt crisis creates a 'vicious cycle' of inequality in Black, Latino neighborhoods, report finds. Students of color are more likely to take on student debt and disproportionately struggle to pay it back at higher rates than their white counterparts, perpetuating a "vicious cycle" of economic inequality along racial lines, research released Monday suggests.

Marty Wulfe

"America's student debt crisis is a civil rights crisis," according to a new analysis of student borrower data from New York, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and San Francisco. "America's student debt crisis is a civil rights crisis," according to a new analysis of student borrower data from New York, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and San Francisco.