Despite increasing hires of black workers, the employment gap between African Americans and whites remains high.
Valerie Wilson
Valerie Rawlston Wilson is director of the Economic Policy Institute’s Program on Race, Ethnicity, and the Economy (PREE). Prior to joining EPI, Wilson was an economist and vice president of research at the National Urban League Washington Bureau.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Chart: Values of Homes Owned by African Americans Take Outsized Hit Compared to Those Owned by Whites
Between 2010 and 2013, inflation-adjusted median home values fell by 4.6 percent for white households and 18.4 percent for African American households.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Surprise! North Carolina Cuts to Jobless Benefits Did Not Help Workers
Republican leaders argued that rolling back unemployment benefits would increase employment in the Tar Heel State. Nice try.
