The Asset Value of Whiteness: Understanding the Racial Wealth Gap
Issues of racial inequity are increasingly at the forefront of America’s public debate. In addition to urgent concerns about racial bias in law enforcement and the criminal justice system, activists highlight deeply connected issues of economic exclusion and inequality. No metric more powerfully captures the persistence and growth of economic inequality along racial and ethnic lines than the racial wealth gap.
- Amy Traub, Laura Sullivan, Tatjana Meschede, & Tom Shapiro
- Available at: http://cahsi.cs.utep.edu/cahsifiles/Files/ssnlh/Asset_Value_of_Whiteness…
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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant HRD-1834620 and No. 1551221. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.