BCC Multicultural Committee - The Black - White Wealth Gap
Channel: Bristol Community College
Date: 2012-10-04

According to a recent CNN report, white Americans have 22 times more wealth than blacks.  This astonishing wealth gap and its impact on economic inequality will be the focus of Brandeis Professor Thomas Shapiro’s presentation. Dr Shapiro is a leader in the asset development field with a particular focus on closing the racial wealth gap. His book The Hidden Cost of Being African American: How Wealth Perpetuates Inequality, was widely reviewed and named a 2004 Notable Book by The St. Louis Post-Dispatch.