Here's one reason why America's racial wealth gap persists across generations
White adults are more than twice as likely as Black and Latino households to get sizable financial help from parents or other elders. That's according to a new poll by NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Dorothy Brown, a tax law professor at Georgetown University, wishes more white families would talk about these intergenerational benefits.
"Because you have Black Americans who are doing everything they were told is right and not getting ahead," she says. "And they're scratching their heads wondering, 'How come I'm not doing better than I am? How come I'm not doing better than the guy in the cubicle next to me?' "
Read moreVast New Study Shows a Key to Reducing Poverty
For poor children, living in an area where people have more friendships that cut across class lines significantly increases how much they earn in adulthood, the new research found.
The study, published Monday in Nature, analyzed the Facebook friendships of 72 million people, amounting to 84 percent of U.S. adults aged 25 to 44.
Read moreThe Racist Architecture Of Homeownership: How Housing Segregation Has Persisted
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with writer Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor about the racist real estate practices that ensured wealth accumulated along racial lines, even after housing discrimination became illegal.
Read moreThe gap between rich and poor Americans’ health is widening
Among Connecticut cities and towns, the wealthiest are the big spenders
Among Connecticut cities and towns, the wealthiest are the big spenders
Keith M. Phaneuf and Clarice Silber, CT Mirror, May 30, 2018. Available Here
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