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This Damning Chart Shows How Much of a Head Start White Families Have Over Black Families – Slate

February 9, 2017January 5, 2018African American Commuities, African American Economics ...

The yawning wealth gap between black and white families is one of the starkest legacies of America’s history of racist social policymaking.

Black Wealth in the Age of Trump

November 22, 2016November 22, 2016African American Commuities, African American Lives ...

The president-elect has pledged tax reform and job creation—policies that should theoretically help poor and minority Americans. Will they?

The Average Black Family Would Need 228 Years to Build the Wealth of a White Family Today

August 11, 2016September 4, 2016African American Entrepreneurs, African American Families ...

Just as past public policies created the racial wealth gap, current policy widens it.

End-of-Life Decisions Are More Challenging for Black People – KOLUMN Magazine

June 1, 2016June 1, 2016Art, Community ...

Fueled by religious beliefs and mistrust of the medical system, the lack of end-of-life planning has long-lasting financial consequences.

Brooklyn Panel To Discuss ‘The African-American Inheritance Crisis’

May 19, 2016Community, Culture ...

When her grandmother was hospitalized with a stroke, relatives became divided over her care and estate, partly due to planning discussions they failed to have, she said.