Inequality in Black and White
Inequality in Black and White - For the past few years, Americans have been engaged in two big public conversations about inequality . One is about economic insecurity (stagnant ...
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Segregation is alive and well in America's so-called land of opportunity — just ask black and Latino ...
Segregation is alive and well in America's so-called land of opportunity — just ask black and Latino ... - Further, one in four African Americans suffer in poverty as opposed to one in ten white Americans . Clearly, there remains a searing inequality in this ...
Greater homeownership isn't the answer to ending wealth inequality
Greater homeownership isn't the answer to ending wealth inequality - Whichever way you look at it, the wealth inequality gap between black and white Americans is staggering. It's far worse than income inequality , and one of the reasons why racial inequality hasn't improved in the US over the past 50 years, and in some ways has gotten even worse. In the US , the average ...
Black Americans don't sleep as well as white Americans. That's a problem.
Black Americans don't sleep as well as white Americans . That's a problem. - In America , you can find inequality between white and black people just about everywhere you look. Stark disparities exist in education, in health, in income. And they creep into underappreciated parts of daily life too, like sleep. Research shows black Americans on average simply don't sleep as well ...
Black and White Workers Diverge on Racial Inequity in American Workplaces
The study, surveying HR professionals and American workers during June 2020, examines race and inequality in the workplace. Key findings from ... View article...
Black-white wealth gap is getting worse, according to 160 years of US data
The gap between the wealth of Black and white Americans, one of the starkest benchmarks of inequality in the U.S., is on track to widen ... View article...
George Floyd: America's racial inequality in numbers
Statistics show that black and white Americans have vastly unequal levels of wealth, education, home ownership and more. View article...
School busing's lasting legacy on cities
It's about racial integration and equal opportunity in America, local control of school ... but equal” doctrines regarding school and public amenities led to inequality. Black and white Americans should have equal access to educational ... View article...
Across the country, 2020 Democrats focus on race and poverty
Poverty, race and inequality, today, at a candidate forum in Washington, ... spoke about closing the wealth gap between black and white Americans. View article...
The stark reality of health and wealth racial inequality in the US
Economic inequality in America makes for stark reading with white families having a net worth ten times more than the average Black family. These are ... View article...
Reparations are essential to eliminating the substantial wealth gap between black and white ...
Four hundred years ago, America's first enslaved Africans arrived in ... As a scholar of wealth inequality and its causes, I believe the promise of equal ... View article...
Why Aren't Black Employees Getting More White-Collar Jobs?
Why Aren't Black Employees Getting More White-Collar Jobs? - Detailed analysis of employment numbers can help us understand racial and gender income inequality in America . A review of white-collar employment data from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission reveals serious gaps in income, promotional opportunities, and advancement for ...
Why White People Have a Responsibility to Fight White Supremacy
Why White People Have a Responsibility to Fight White Supremacy - We all have a responsibility to combat racial inequality , particularly in the current political climate. White people forcibly brought Black people to America through the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Since slavery ended, we have maintained white supremacy through systemic discrimination like housing and ...
Racial Inequality In How Chicago-Area Homes Are Valued Is Increasing
The disparity in home values between white neighborhoods and Black and Latinx communities has increased more than six-fold since 1980. View article...
Racial Inequality In How Chicago-Area Homes Are Valued Is Increasing
The disparity in home values between white neighborhoods and Black and Latinx communities has increased more than six-fold since 1980. View article...
Wealth gap widening between Black and White Americans
... at the top will lead to further increases in racial wealth inequality ." ... income inequality is associated with worse health in adulthood, ... View article...
In new survey, teachers say they're being told not to talk about racism, race
Learning about racial inequality among Black and white Americans increased ... racial inequalities ” can increase beliefs in its structural causes, ... View article...
Women in America Are Still Fighting for Equal Pay
Women in America Are Still Fighting for Equal Pay - Minority groups battle even worse inequality , with black women earning $0.63 per every dollar that white men are paid, Native American women $0.57, and Latina women $0.54. In this video, NowThis News illustrates the work that women must do in order to make up for the wage gap in America .
To Fight Racial Inequality We Need To Rethink Our Economy
To Fight Racial Inequality We Need To Rethink Our Economy - Even in the wake of the 2008 crash, which decimated black wealth, inequality within black communities is higher than it has ever been and is higher than it is within white communities. Focusing primarily on the racial gap can cause us to lose sight of the ways that black communities themselves are now ...
Why African-Americans should form purposeful and enlightening relations with white people
The sessions focused on understanding racism (primarily anti-Black) and inequality, and identifying strategies to undertake in order to effectively break ... View article...