Racial Wealth Gap

Al Sharpton Gives G.O.P. Rep A Lesson In "Fairness"

Kirsten West Savali | Posted 04.01.2012

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Kirsten West Savali

The reason that the G.O.P. refuses to address the concepts of fairness and the wealth gap is because they are painfully aware that the corporate elite in this country are, in fact, getting rich off of the suffering of the working class.

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Foreclosure Wreckage: Can Dr. King's Dream Be Saved?

Preeti Vissa | Posted 03.12.2012

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Preeti Vissa

A return to the bad old days of redlining -- simply denying credit to whole groups of Americans on the basis of their income or skin color -- is not the route to stability in the housing market.

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As More Affluent Blacks Leave Cities, Income Gap Widening: Census

AP | JESSE WASHINGTON | Posted 02.07.2012

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What happens within the black community when the gap widens between the poor and the affluent? That's one question raised by new census data showing w...

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Time for America to Wake Up & Do Something About the Racial "Wealth Gap"

Sophia A. Nelson | Posted 09.26.2011

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Sophia A. Nelson

Yesterday the news media was abuzz with stories on the growing wealth and prosperity gap between black, white and brown people in America. To be cand...

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Budgeting for Greater Inequality

Michael Roth | Posted 09.26.2011

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Michael Roth

The defense of racial and economic privilege under the rhetoric of "taking back our country" or of "living within our means" further undermines our political culture today as it starves future generations of cultural and economic opportunity.

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Study: Black Household Wealth Dropped 53% During Recession

Posted 09.26.2011

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From the New York Times: Hispanic families accounted for the largest single decline in wealth of any ethnic and racial group in the country during...

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Greatest Racial Wealth Gap in Decades; Time for Immediate Action

Rev. Al Sharpton | Posted 09.26.2011

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Rev. Al Sharpton

We are now officially witnessing the largest ethnic wealth disparity in decades. For those who claim we are in some sort of 'post-racial' society, I have news for you: we are anything but.

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Historic Housing Bust

| Joanna Lin | Posted 09.25.2011

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By Joanna Lin Story comes courtesy of California Watch. White households have a net worth 20 times that of black households and 18 times that o...

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Wealth Gap Between Whites, Minorities Widens To Greatest Level In A Quarter Century

AP | By HOPE YEN | Posted 09.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The wealth gaps between whites and minorities have grown to their widest levels in a quarter-century. The recession and uneven recovery ...

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Single Women Fend for Themselves in Recession

Michelle Chen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michelle Chen

Mired at the bottom of the racial wealth divide, single women of color need not just a safety net but a ladder.

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One Economy That Works for All

Anat Shenker-Osorio | Posted 05.25.2011

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Anat Shenker-Osorio

Our leaders have finally managed to extend unemployment benefits to the long-term jobless. A look into these numbers reveals which folks are stuck in the ICU, nowhere near the economic "recovery" some pundits are ready to declare.

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Racial Wealth Gap: Whites Now $95K Richer Than Blacks On Average, According To New Study

Huffington Post | Ryan McCarthy | Posted 05.25.2011

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In the last 23 years, the gap between the average net worth of African-American families and white families has more than quadrupled, according to a n...

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