Stories Tagged as
Racial disparity
The racial wealth gap, 60 years since the Civil Rights Act
by
David Brancaccio
and Alex Schroeder
Mar 1, 2024
A new report from the National Urban League highlights progress, but also underscores how elusive economic equality is.
Many jobs still have demographically skewed workforces, new data shows
by
Amy Scott
and Sofia Terenzio
Feb 14, 2024
The WSJ’s Lauren Weber talks about "how we sort ourselves into different occupations and how in some ways we are sorted."
If reparations aren't politically viable, what's the next best thing?
by
Lee Hawkins
and Alex Schroeder
Jan 5, 2024
Scholars say local action directed at improving access to housing, health care and education are more likely to pass than cash payments.
California debates who should be eligible for reparations for slavery
by
Lee Hawkins
and Alex Schroeder
Jan 4, 2024
Recommendations start "with those folks who are clearly descendants of 250 years of wage theft in this country," says Sen. Steven Bradford.
2024 will be a big year for the reparations debate in California
by
Lee Hawkins
and Alex Schroeder
Jan 3, 2024
After a state task force issued a nearly 1,100-page report in 2023, lawmakers are starting to look at reparations policy options.
The tipped minimum wage has origins in slavery
by
Sabri Ben-Achour
and Erika Soderstrom
Sep 19, 2023
And that legacy means a worker can be paid as little as $2.13 an hour at the federal level.
The struggle to treat kids at a juvenile justice facility
by
Alisa Roth
Dec 8, 2021
Conditions at Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake in Wisconsin were so bad that now, a federally appointed monitor oversees the facilities. As the number of kids there has declined, costs have gone up.
For public good, not for profit.
Regulators look at how "big data" may contribute to racial bias in insurance rates
Nov 30, 2021
Some advocates say the industry needs to move more quickly to address the issue.
What will it take to get more Black and Latinx workers in manufacturing jobs?
Aug 26, 2021
Manufacturers complain they can't find skilled workers, even as they face a wave of retirements of older white men.
Analysis finds racial disparity in pandemic unemployment benefits
Jun 21, 2021
White unemployment applicants were more likely to get relief than Black applicants.