Tracy Jan

• Economy

Texas steered federal disaster grants toward Whiter, less populated areas over urban communities of color, HUD investigation finds.

• Small Business

Black businesses closed at twice the rate of other businesses at the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Then Black entrepreneurship surged.

• Economy

A Black couple were shocked when their home appraised for $1.15 million in 2021 at the height of the real estate market — $300,000 less than what they had paid six years earlier. They were not alone.

• Business

Jeffrey Sonnenfeld has spent decades pushing executives to act to benefit society.

• National

Some Republican attacks against Cook echo conservative criticism of President Biden’s pledge to nominate a Black woman to the Supreme Court.

• Post Reports

Today on Post Reports, we talk about corporate responsibility — at the Olympics, and in the C-suite. Plus, Wordle gets bought out.

• Business

The owners of the apartment tower where a fire left 17 dead are three investment groups with billions of dollars in affordable housing investments. Some housing advocates say such investors, which take advantage of government subsidies for affordable housing, ought to be held to higher standards.

• Exclusive

A Washington Post review of America's largest companies reveals that Black employees represent a strikingly small number of top executives — and that the people tapped to boost inclusion often struggle to do so.

• Business

From Scrabble tournaments to the New York Times crossword, word games grapple with new standards for offensive terms and racial slurs.