Why we haven't fixed the racial wealth gap
About this episode
Mehrsa Baradaran discusses the historical roots of the racial wealth gap and potential solutions to address it.
Much of America’s racial wealth gap can be traced to economic policies dating back decades and even centuries. Mehrsa Baradaran is professor of law at the University of California, Irvine. She joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the history of the wealth gap, why she believes politics keeps that gap alive for Black Americans and solutions that could alleviate the disparity. Her book is “ The Racial Wealth Gap: A Brief History .” Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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