Race Forward
What Is Systemic Racism? - Wealth Gap
Did you know that in 2010 Black Americans made up 13% of the population but had only 2.7% of the country's wealth? That the median net worth for a white family was $134,000, but the median net worth for a Hispanic family was $14,000, and for a Black family it was $11,000? That the median wealth for a single white woman has been measured at $41,000, while for Hispanic women it was $140, and for Black women, $120? Did you know that? Do you know what that's called? Systemic Racism, and yes, it's really a thing.
"What Is Systemic Racism?" is an 8-part video series that shows how racism shows up in our lives across institutions and society: Wealth Gap, Employment, Housing Discrimination, Government Surveillance, Incarceration, Drug Arrests, Immigration Arrests, Infant Mortality (. . . yes), systemic racism is really a thing.
Featuring Jay Smooth, produced by Kat Lazo.
Sources:
https://www.colorlines.com/articles/racial-wealth-gap-us-or-whites-own-almost-everything
http://www.democracynow.org/2010/3/12/study_median_wealth_for_single_black
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/12/12/racial-wealth-gaps-great-recession
Check out:
https://www.raceforward.org/videos/systemic-racism
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Founded in 1981, Race Forward brings systemic analysis and an innovative approach to complex race issues to help people take effective action toward racial equity. Founded in 2002, CSI catalyzes community, government, and other institutions to dismantle structural racial inequity and create equitable outcomes for all.
The new Race Forward is home to the Government Alliance on Race and Equity (GARE), a national network of government working to achieve racial equity and advance opportunities for all. Race Forward publishes the daily news site Colorlines and presents Facing Race, the country’s largest multiracial conference on racial justice.
https://raceforward.org
https://twitter.com/RaceForward
https://facebook.com/RaceForward
