The Racist History Behind the U.S. Racial Wealth Gap | Doha Debates

Generations of slavery, followed by predatory financial practices and housing discrimination, have stolen opportunities — and billions of dollars — from Black Americans and widened the U.S. racial wealth gap. Could reparations begin to equal the playing field?

To learn more about the racial wealth gap, check out “The Color of Money: Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap” by Mehrsa Baradaran:

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