It's a false believe that racial disparities in social mobility are always economic inequalities in disguise. Nope.Although class disparities are important in their own right, they don't explain the majority of the racial disparities.
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26 charts that show how systemic racism is in the US
26 simple charts to show friends and family who aren't convinced racism is still a problem in America. These 26 charts show the extent of racial disparities in America, in areas like employment, wealth, education, home ownership, healthcare, and incarceration.
The employment-population ratio measures the share of a demographic group that has a job, and it's been lower for Black people for years
The unemployment rate has also spiked for all racial groups in the US during the coronavirus pandemic, and is especially high for Black Americans.
Black Americans are underrepresented in high-paying jobs
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Harvard University study found that when Blacks and Asians "whitened" their resumes — for example, used "American" or "white"-sounding names — they got more callbacks for corporate interviews
Twenty-five percent of Black candidates received callbacks from their whitened resumes, while only 10% got calls when they left ethnic details on their resume.
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People of color, and especially Black Americans, are severely underrepresented at the top of the corporate hierarchy.
Black Americans have historically been underrepresented in the highest echelons of government, as well.
Black workers have historically earned far less than white workers.
There's a similar disparity at the household level. Lower incomes mean that the poverty rate for Black families is over twice that of white families.
The aggregate wealth white households have held has historically far outstripped that held by the Black community. And while it has increased for white people since the 1980s, it's remained stagnant for Black people.
One of the contributing factors to the household wealth disparity is student loans.
The wage gap between races also interacts with the gender wage gap between men and women.
One common way to illustrate the gender and race wage gaps is through looking at "equal pay days" for different groups.
A key part of the "American Dream" is leaving your children in a better economic position than you were in, but that dream is less attainable for Black Americans.
Educational opportunities remain starkly split by race.
The share of both white and Black Americans with college degrees has increased dramatically over the last half-century, but there's still a gap.
As with income, intergenerational educational mobility varies widely between racial groups.
When they tried to get financing from banks, Black mortgage applicants were more likely to be denied loans than aspiring homeowners of other races.
Thus, the share of Black households that own their own homes is lower than other racial groups.
The coronavirus crisis has only exacerbated an already wide disparity in access to healthcare.
The current coronavirus pandemic has had a disparate impact on people of color.
Black prisoners are overrepresented in the US prison population compared to their share of the total US population.
Black men are roughly five times more likely to be imprisoned than their white counterparts — and nearly 13 times as likely in the 18-19 age group.
Marijuana usage rates are similar between white and Black Americans, yet Black Americans are 3.64 times more likely to get arrested on marijuana possession charges.
The racial disparity in marijuana arrests has actually gotten worse in recent years, even though more states are legalizing or decriminalizing marijuana.
Black people are overwhelmingly more likely than white people to be under parole supervision — and they're more likely to be sent back to prison for minor infractions.
Roughly half of those fatally shot by police are white, but Black Americans are fatally shot at a disproportionate rate compared to their representation in the US population.