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It Would Take 228 Years for Black Families to Amass Wealth of White Families

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  • It Would Take 228 Years for Black Families to Amass Wealth of White Families

    This article is making a splash.

    h ttp://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2016/08/09/it-would-take-228-years-for-black-families-to-amass-wealth-of-white-families-analysis-says/

    The admin at my day job was talking about it. She is African American. She was saying that back in the day, in lots of parts of the country Black people weren't even allowed access to the institutions you need to build wealth, like banks and real estate offices.
    james.c.hendrickson@gmail.com
    202.468.6043
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