Time and again, the route to upward mobility in American society has been blocked for African Americans. Consider the GI Bill, which provided college education and…
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S6E3: A Tale of Two Cities
Published March 17, 2021 by Erin Blanding
How the Federal Government Promoted Housing Segregation and Thwarted Black Home Ownership Home ownership played an important role in how many Americans built wealth in…
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Published March 9, 2021 by Carol Jackson
The Racial Wealth Gap’s Roots in Federal Policy The promise of “40 acres and a mule” officially was made in 1865. The U.S. government decided…
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Published March 2, 2021 by Carol Jackson
One Nation Under Slavery White households in Boston have a median net worth of about $247,000 dollars. The median net worth of a Black household…
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