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Why Black Businesses and Homeownership Won’t Close the Wealth Gap

Owning a home and a business has always been central to the American Dream. But recent scholarship has called into question the idea that fulfilling this dream has actually improved African Americans’ quality of life.

For decades, encouraging African-American homeownership and entrepreneurship has been a common proposal for those who want to narrow the racial wealth gap. In a recent prominent example, Michael Bloomberg unveiled a plan in his presidential campaign to bolster economic outcomes for African Americans that banks on these tools.

Continue reading at City Lab here, courtesy of Brentin Mock.

How the Fair Housing Act Failed Black Homeowners

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