{"id":1191,"date":"2021-03-02T23:38:02","date_gmt":"2021-03-02T23:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/waysandmeansshow.org\/?p=1191"},"modified":"2024-04-26T14:04:45","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T14:04:45","slug":"s6e1-not-so-long-ago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/waysandmeansshow.org\/2021\/03\/02\/s6e1-not-so-long-ago\/","title":{"rendered":"S6E1: Not So Long Ago"},"content":{"rendered":"

One Nation Under Slavery<\/strong><\/p>\n

White households in Boston have a median net worth of about $247,000 dollars.\u00a0 The median net worth of a Black household in Boston is a mere $8 dollars. Inequality like this is a national issue, and we\u2019re dedicating this season of the podcast to the topic. What could have been done, and what could still be done, to start to close the wealth gap between white and Black Americans?<\/p>\n