Essence Magazine:
By Ebony Flake ·Updated May 9, 2023
The racial wealth divide has reached alarming levels. According to a Brookings study, it’s worse today than before the passage of the Civil Rights Act. The income ratio between Black and White Americans is 6 to 1. Economists say absent radical intervention, the Black community risks permanent relegation to the lower class. This is not hyperbole. It’s not a drill. In one generation,
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