Colloquy
How Slavery's Legacy Lives on in the Racial Wealth Gap
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In 2022, white residents of the Greater Boston area had about 19 times as much wealth as Black residents, $214,000 to $11,000, according to the Urban Institute. While the gap is particularly large in this part of the country, it's an issue across the US. In 2019, Black Americans held just $0.17 on average for every white dollar of wealth.
Much has been written about the racial wealth gap, but…