Despite gains in income and wealth, the economic chasm between black and Hispanic families and their white counterparts widened between 2013 and 2016 — even when it comes to Americans with comparable levels of education, according to data released Wednesday by the Federal Reserve.
Democracy Dies in Darkness
White families have nearly 10 times the net worth of black families. And the gap is growing.
By Tracy Jan
September 28, 2017 at 7:00 a.m. EDT