Not So Long Ago by Sanford School @ Duke published on 2021-03-02T23:37:19Z White households in Boston have a median net worth of about $247,000 dollars. The median net worth of a Black household in Boston is a mere $8 dollars. Inequality like this is a national issue, and we’re dedicating this season of the podcast to the topic. What could have been done, and what could still be done, to start to close the wealth gap between white and Black Americans? The podcast series “The Arc of Justice – From Here to Equality” is inspired by the research of the economist who first identified the huge divide in Boston: William “Sandy” Darity Jr. Darity is the Samuel Dubois Cook Distinguished Professor of Public Policy at the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University. He has co-written an award-winning book with the folklorist and arts consultant A. Kirsten Mullen, From Here to Equality: Reparations for Black Americans in the 21st Century. Show notes, transcript and more: https://waysandmeansshow.org/2021/03/02/s6e1-not-so-long-ago/ About the series: https://waysandmeansshow.org/2021/02/24/new-season-arc-justice/ NPR's series page: https://www.npr.org/podcasts/1039614288/the-a-r-c-of-justice Genre Learning
