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Baby bonds? Reparations? There’s no quick fix for racial wealth gap
Wealth and Health Disparities

Baby bonds? Reparations? There’s no quick fix for racial wealth gap

Rodney Brooks
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April 4, 2022

You learn a lot writing a book, as I did with my latest effort:“Fixing the Racial Wealth Gap: Racism & Discrimination Put Us Here, But This Is How We Can Save Future Generations.” I researched the history of the economic racism that is responsible for the racial wealth gap and the graphic results of that disparity, and I offer possible solutions.

The history of racism, discrimination and violence runs deep.The result is that Black Americans are far behind White Americans in every economic statistic.

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Rodney Brooks

An award-winning journalist, writer and author and my specialty is retirement planning and other personal finance issues. I have written for many national publications, including USA TODAY, The Washington Post, U.S. News & World Report, AARP and National Geographic. I am available to speak on personal finance, financial literacy and the racial wealth gap.

 

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