Race and Class: The Wealth Gap
Against The Current vol. 88

http://www.solidarity-us.org//node/1581
Date Written:  2000-09-01
Publisher:  Against The Current
Year Published:  2000
Resource Type:  Article
Cx Number:  CX12827

Politicians and government officials point to the historic low unemployment level in the Black community as signs of a strong economy and a future where whites and African Americans will finally have an opportunity for an equal share of the American dream. While it is true that long-term unemployment for the African-American population is in the single digits for the first time, the wealth gap between white and Black families continues to widen. According to government statistics Black households' wealth average one-twelfth that of white households.

Subject Headings

• Affirmative Action
• African Americans
• Black History & Identity
• Black Issues
• Class Analysis
• Class Conflict/Class Struggle
• Discrimination
• Discrimination in Employment
• Discrimination in the Workplace
• Employment/Unemployment Studies
• Equal Opportunity
• Equal Pay/Equal Value
• Equal Rights
• Equality
• Equality in the Workplace
• Equality Issues
• Equality of Opportunity
• Equality Rights
• Race
• Race & Class
• Race Relations
• Race Relations Education/Training
• Race Relations Information
• Race Relations & Policing
• Race Relations/Racism
• Racial Conflict in Schools
• Racial Discrimination
• Racial Harassment
• Racial Profiling
• Racism
• Reparations
• Unemployment
• Wealth
• Wealth Accumulation
• Working Class
• Working Poor