/tags/mehrsa-baradaran Mehrsa Baradaran en-US Copyright Fri, 23 Feb 2018 17:31:19 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2018-02-23/will-america-ever-close-its-racial-wealth-gap The black community owned 0.5 percent of America’s wealth at the end of slavery, and today that number has barely increased. A typical white household is… Fri, 23 Feb 2018 17:31:19 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2018-02-23/will-america-ever-close-its-racial-wealth-gap Anita Rao, Frank Stasio /business-economy/2018-02-23/will-america-ever-close-its-racial-wealth-gap The black community owned 0.5 percent of America’s wealth at the end of slavery, and today that number has barely increased. A typical white household is… Fri, 23 Feb 2018 17:31:19 GMT /business-economy/2018-02-23/will-america-ever-close-its-racial-wealth-gap Anita Rao, Frank Stasio