It’s publication day for The Plunder of Black America: How the Racial Wealth Gap Was Made! Read the 400-year history of Black Americans’ striving against economic inequality that kept changing form. #publicationday #racialwealthgap #blackhistorymonth yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...
February 11, 2025 at 4:43 PM
It’s publication day for The Plunder of Black America: How the Racial Wealth Gap Was Made! Read the 400-year history of Black Americans’ striving against economic inequality that kept changing form. #publicationday #racialwealthgap #blackhistorymonth yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...
Publication Day for The Plunder of Black America: How the Racial Wealth Gap Was Made: “is essential reading for anyone concerned with the past, present, & future of wealth, poverty, & racial injustice.” #BlackHistoryMonth
yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300... #racialwealthgap #blackhistory
yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300... #racialwealthgap #blackhistory
February 12, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Publication Day for The Plunder of Black America: How the Racial Wealth Gap Was Made: “is essential reading for anyone concerned with the past, present, & future of wealth, poverty, & racial injustice.” #BlackHistoryMonth
yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300... #racialwealthgap #blackhistory
yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300... #racialwealthgap #blackhistory
December 7, 2024 at 9:57 PM
The Plunder of Black America: How the #RacialWealthGap Was Made coming out on 2/11! It’s a story of seven families over 400 years and how dispossession led to disinheritance and decapitalization. Circumstances changed. Theft continues. yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300... #BlackHistoryMonth
February 9, 2025 at 4:47 AM
The Plunder of Black America: How the #RacialWealthGap Was Made coming out on 2/11! It’s a story of seven families over 400 years and how dispossession led to disinheritance and decapitalization. Circumstances changed. Theft continues. yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300... #BlackHistoryMonth
When I began research on the #racialwealthgap in grad school, I had lots of questions about survey questions on financial attitudes. Do the response options mean the same thing to all respondents? How might interpretation vary by race and class position? You can see this healthy questioning in 1/
September 11, 2025 at 11:35 PM
When I began research on the #racialwealthgap in grad school, I had lots of questions about survey questions on financial attitudes. Do the response options mean the same thing to all respondents? How might interpretation vary by race and class position? You can see this healthy questioning in 1/
“The Plunder of Black America deftly illustrates how nearly every attempt by Black families to advance economically and pass down wealth has been undermined by a thicket of racist laws and practices, whether by intent or effect” -Eric Herschthal newrepublic.com/article/1920... #racialwealthgap
Racism Isn’t the Only Cause of the Racial Wealth Gap
Widening the lens to capitalism itself could yield insights on how to close the gap.
newrepublic.com
March 7, 2025 at 6:11 PM
“The Plunder of Black America deftly illustrates how nearly every attempt by Black families to advance economically and pass down wealth has been undermined by a thicket of racist laws and practices, whether by intent or effect” -Eric Herschthal newrepublic.com/article/1920... #racialwealthgap
The Plunder of Black America has a cover and a pub date: 2/25/25! Why has the Black-white racial wealth gap been so wide for so long? This book tells the story of racial economic inequality through several Black families
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#racialwealthgap #PlunderofBlackAmerica
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#racialwealthgap #PlunderofBlackAmerica
The Plunder of Black America
The long history of the racial wealth gap in America told through the stories of seven Black families who struggled to build wealth over multiple generations...
yalebooks.yale.edu
November 11, 2024 at 8:30 PM
The Plunder of Black America has a cover and a pub date: 2/25/25! Why has the Black-white racial wealth gap been so wide for so long? This book tells the story of racial economic inequality through several Black families
yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...
#racialwealthgap #PlunderofBlackAmerica
yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...
#racialwealthgap #PlunderofBlackAmerica
“A carefully researched work of history that chronicles centuries of injustice while calling for an end to inequality.” -Kirkus reviews my forthcoming The Plunder of Black America: How the Racial Wealth Gap Was Made
www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews... #skystorians #racialwealthgap
www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews... #skystorians #racialwealthgap
THE PLUNDER OF BLACK AMERICA | Kirkus Reviews
A historical examination of the origins of the ever-deepening divide between Black and white intergenerational wealth.
www.kirkusreviews.com
November 28, 2024 at 1:46 AM
“A carefully researched work of history that chronicles centuries of injustice while calling for an end to inequality.” -Kirkus reviews my forthcoming The Plunder of Black America: How the Racial Wealth Gap Was Made
www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews... #skystorians #racialwealthgap
www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews... #skystorians #racialwealthgap
It was an honor and a privilege to speak with Sabrina Lamb on
@wekeza.bsky.social
about The Plunder of Black America: How the Racial Wealth Gap Was Made: m.youtube.com/watch?v=TNFP...
#racialwealthgap #BlackHistoryMonth
@wekeza.bsky.social
about The Plunder of Black America: How the Racial Wealth Gap Was Made: m.youtube.com/watch?v=TNFP...
#racialwealthgap #BlackHistoryMonth
The Plunder of Black America: How The Racial Wealth Gap Was Made.
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February 14, 2025 at 2:46 AM
It was an honor and a privilege to speak with Sabrina Lamb on
@wekeza.bsky.social
about The Plunder of Black America: How the Racial Wealth Gap Was Made: m.youtube.com/watch?v=TNFP...
#racialwealthgap #BlackHistoryMonth
@wekeza.bsky.social
about The Plunder of Black America: How the Racial Wealth Gap Was Made: m.youtube.com/watch?v=TNFP...
#racialwealthgap #BlackHistoryMonth
The #RacialWealthGap has tripled since the ‘60s b/c of federal policy. Economist Bob Williams details how tax breaks for the wealthy are a stealth engine of #WhiteSupremacy New ep. drops Sat. 1/31 @ 8AM ET #SystemicRacism #economics
Find all our ep. @: RealProgressives.org/macro-n-cheese/
Find all our ep. @: RealProgressives.org/macro-n-cheese/
January 28, 2026 at 6:27 PM
The #RacialWealthGap has tripled since the ‘60s b/c of federal policy. Economist Bob Williams details how tax breaks for the wealthy are a stealth engine of #WhiteSupremacy New ep. drops Sat. 1/31 @ 8AM ET #SystemicRacism #economics
Find all our ep. @: RealProgressives.org/macro-n-cheese/
Find all our ep. @: RealProgressives.org/macro-n-cheese/
1 day to publication: The Plunder of Black America: How the Racial Wealth Gap Was Made tells the stories of 7 African American families who overcame obstacles to income & wealth only to find new ones rise up in their places #BlackHistoryMonth2025 #RacialWealthGap
yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...
yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...
The Plunder of Black America
The long history of the racial wealth gap in America told through the stories of seven Black families who struggled to build wealth over multiple generations...
yalebooks.yale.edu
February 10, 2025 at 10:53 PM
1 day to publication: The Plunder of Black America: How the Racial Wealth Gap Was Made tells the stories of 7 African American families who overcame obstacles to income & wealth only to find new ones rise up in their places #BlackHistoryMonth2025 #RacialWealthGap
yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...
yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...
@UConnLaw #CATIC #Symposium with #RealEstate Lawyers on closing the #RacialWealthGap Such a great event! And much needed, in today's day in age! 🙏⚖️ #GoHuskies #Resist ✊️ @uconnlaw.bsky.social
February 7, 2025 at 1:47 PM
@UConnLaw #CATIC #Symposium with #RealEstate Lawyers on closing the #RacialWealthGap Such a great event! And much needed, in today's day in age! 🙏⚖️ #GoHuskies #Resist ✊️ @uconnlaw.bsky.social
The core mechanism of #WhiteSupremacy is rooted in #wealth concentration. We explore the privileges that wealth affords, how it insulates white people from systemic hardships faced by people of color, and why this #RacialWealthGap is only getting worse.
January 29, 2026 at 10:35 PM
The core mechanism of #WhiteSupremacy is rooted in #wealth concentration. We explore the privileges that wealth affords, how it insulates white people from systemic hardships faced by people of color, and why this #RacialWealthGap is only getting worse.
Why do Latina/o households have just 22 cents on the dollar compared to white ones? "The project demonstrates how wealth inequality is the cumulative result of systems that have limited access to opportunity across generations." #racialwealthgap
latino.ucla.edu/research/his...
latino.ucla.edu/research/his...
Sueño Incompleto: A History of the Latino Wealth Gap in the U.S.
This report traces how Latino wealth has been shaped and constrained by five major interlocking policy systems that govern immigration, land and housing, labor markets, public benefits, and education.
latino.ucla.edu
May 11, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Why do Latina/o households have just 22 cents on the dollar compared to white ones? "The project demonstrates how wealth inequality is the cumulative result of systems that have limited access to opportunity across generations." #racialwealthgap
latino.ucla.edu/research/his...
latino.ucla.edu/research/his...
These aren’t broken systems.
They’re working as designed.
This conversation goes beyond stats.
It’s about truth, harm, repair and the future.
🔗 Join us: sites.utulsa.edu/chetu
#ReparativeJustice #RacialWealthGap #FromHereToEquality #peopleoverprofit
They’re working as designed.
This conversation goes beyond stats.
It’s about truth, harm, repair and the future.
🔗 Join us: sites.utulsa.edu/chetu
#ReparativeJustice #RacialWealthGap #FromHereToEquality #peopleoverprofit
May 3, 2025 at 5:38 PM
These aren’t broken systems.
They’re working as designed.
This conversation goes beyond stats.
It’s about truth, harm, repair and the future.
🔗 Join us: sites.utulsa.edu/chetu
#ReparativeJustice #RacialWealthGap #FromHereToEquality #peopleoverprofit
They’re working as designed.
This conversation goes beyond stats.
It’s about truth, harm, repair and the future.
🔗 Join us: sites.utulsa.edu/chetu
#ReparativeJustice #RacialWealthGap #FromHereToEquality #peopleoverprofit
#CFP deadline today (Feb 28) for addressing "How housing policy impacts the #RacialWealthGap?" at @houspoldebate.bsky.social via @docdantzler.bsky.social, @eloralee.bsky.social & @lkb-pdx.bsky.social
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Accepted papers will appear in a special issue guest edited by Lisa K. Bates, @kentoncard.bsky.social, @docdantzler.bsky.social and @eloralee.bsky.social. Find additional details here: bit.ly/40vn9P4
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February 28, 2025 at 5:20 PM
#CFP deadline today (Feb 28) for addressing "How housing policy impacts the #RacialWealthGap?" at @houspoldebate.bsky.social via @docdantzler.bsky.social, @eloralee.bsky.social & @lkb-pdx.bsky.social
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Black educated minds matter, but education alone does not close the racial wealth gap.
Source: www.epi.org/blog/the-rac...
#RacialWealthGap #BlackWealth #BlackEconomics #BlackFamilies #BlackCommunity #BlackVoices
Source: www.epi.org/blog/the-rac...
#RacialWealthGap #BlackWealth #BlackEconomics #BlackFamilies #BlackCommunity #BlackVoices
September 26, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Black educated minds matter, but education alone does not close the racial wealth gap.
Source: www.epi.org/blog/the-rac...
#RacialWealthGap #BlackWealth #BlackEconomics #BlackFamilies #BlackCommunity #BlackVoices
Source: www.epi.org/blog/the-rac...
#RacialWealthGap #BlackWealth #BlackEconomics #BlackFamilies #BlackCommunity #BlackVoices
From @urbaninstitute.bsky.social "Of the 100 congressional districts with the highest shares of FHA loans in 2023, 51 had a Republican representative and 49 had a Democratic representative."
FHA lending especially critical to reducing RacialWealthGap b/c serves lower-wealth & lower FICO homebuyers.
FHA lending especially critical to reducing RacialWealthGap b/c serves lower-wealth & lower FICO homebuyers.
Cuts to the FHA Will Hurt Households and Local Economies Across the Country
Layoffs at the Federal Housing Administration will diminish the agency’s capacity to support affordable homeownership, especially in low-income, affordable, suburban, and rural communities.
www.urban.org
April 14, 2025 at 7:34 PM
From @urbaninstitute.bsky.social "Of the 100 congressional districts with the highest shares of FHA loans in 2023, 51 had a Republican representative and 49 had a Democratic representative."
FHA lending especially critical to reducing RacialWealthGap b/c serves lower-wealth & lower FICO homebuyers.
FHA lending especially critical to reducing RacialWealthGap b/c serves lower-wealth & lower FICO homebuyers.
Spoke with Sabrina Lamb on @wekeza.bsky.social about The Plunder of Black America: How the #RacialWealthGap was Made. Check it out: m.youtube.com/watch?v=UpC3... #skystorians #icymi
"The Plunder of Black America: How The Racial Wealth Gap Was Made".
YouTube video by Wekeza
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March 2, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Spoke with Sabrina Lamb on @wekeza.bsky.social about The Plunder of Black America: How the #RacialWealthGap was Made. Check it out: m.youtube.com/watch?v=UpC3... #skystorians #icymi
Funding White Supremacy w/ Bob Williams - join us for the YouTube premiere tonight @ 7 pm ET! #RacialWealthGap #WhiteSupremacy #Inequality
Funding White Supremacy w/ Bob Williams
Economist Robert B. Williams joins Steve Grumbine on Macro N Cheese to discuss how federal tax policies systematically expand the racial wealth gap and funct...
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February 4, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Funding White Supremacy w/ Bob Williams - join us for the YouTube premiere tonight @ 7 pm ET! #RacialWealthGap #WhiteSupremacy #Inequality
Heirs property makes up 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐟 of the real 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐬.
Our report provides recommendations for states to tackle home loss by addressing heirs property. #RacialWealthGap #BlackHistoryMonth #ProtectConsumers www.nclc.org/resources/ke...
Our report provides recommendations for states to tackle home loss by addressing heirs property. #RacialWealthGap #BlackHistoryMonth #ProtectConsumers www.nclc.org/resources/ke...
Keeping it in the Family: Legal Strategies to Address the Challenge of Heirs Property and Prevent Home Loss
This report highlights and evaluates the efficacy of various laws and policies aimed at helping owners of heirs property, a significant driver of land loss in communities of color.
www.nclc.org
February 20, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Heirs property makes up 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐟 of the real 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐬.
Our report provides recommendations for states to tackle home loss by addressing heirs property. #RacialWealthGap #BlackHistoryMonth #ProtectConsumers www.nclc.org/resources/ke...
Our report provides recommendations for states to tackle home loss by addressing heirs property. #RacialWealthGap #BlackHistoryMonth #ProtectConsumers www.nclc.org/resources/ke...
Economist William Darity @sandydarity.bsky.social and Ali Jackson-Jolley on Reparations and the Racial Wealth Gap. www.forbes.com/sites/ali-ja...
#Reparations #ReparationsNow #WilliamDarity #America250 #BlackWealth #RacialWealthgap #Blacksky #Forbes
#Reparations #ReparationsNow #WilliamDarity #America250 #BlackWealth #RacialWealthgap #Blacksky #Forbes
July 3, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Economist William Darity @sandydarity.bsky.social and Ali Jackson-Jolley on Reparations and the Racial Wealth Gap. www.forbes.com/sites/ali-ja...
#Reparations #ReparationsNow #WilliamDarity #America250 #BlackWealth #RacialWealthgap #Blacksky #Forbes
#Reparations #ReparationsNow #WilliamDarity #America250 #BlackWealth #RacialWealthgap #Blacksky #Forbes
Today was our Black Church Convening with The Boston Foundation, Black Ministerial Alliance & Massachusetts Council of Churches to Support & Sustain Black Churches. To close the RacialWealthGap, #philanthropy must invest in #BlackChurch. #mapoli
March 22, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Today was our Black Church Convening with The Boston Foundation, Black Ministerial Alliance & Massachusetts Council of Churches to Support & Sustain Black Churches. To close the RacialWealthGap, #philanthropy must invest in #BlackChurch. #mapoli
TODAY’S CUP OF
☕️ HISTORY-TEA ☕️:
GI Bill's Dirty Secret:
White Vets Got the Dream,
Black Vets Got Denied 🏠🚫
Video: youtube.com/shorts/9Ri7Y...
#GIBillExposed #RacialWealthGap #Homeownership #HistorTea #vetrights
#history #historyfacts
☕️ HISTORY-TEA ☕️:
GI Bill's Dirty Secret:
White Vets Got the Dream,
Black Vets Got Denied 🏠🚫
Video: youtube.com/shorts/9Ri7Y...
#GIBillExposed #RacialWealthGap #Homeownership #HistorTea #vetrights
#history #historyfacts
TODAY’S CUP OF HISTORY-TEA ☕️: GI Bill's Dirty Secret: White Vets Got the Dream, But Non Whites Got.
YouTube video by Ask Raphaela
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December 13, 2025 at 10:09 PM
TODAY’S CUP OF
☕️ HISTORY-TEA ☕️:
GI Bill's Dirty Secret:
White Vets Got the Dream,
Black Vets Got Denied 🏠🚫
Video: youtube.com/shorts/9Ri7Y...
#GIBillExposed #RacialWealthGap #Homeownership #HistorTea #vetrights
#history #historyfacts
☕️ HISTORY-TEA ☕️:
GI Bill's Dirty Secret:
White Vets Got the Dream,
Black Vets Got Denied 🏠🚫
Video: youtube.com/shorts/9Ri7Y...
#GIBillExposed #RacialWealthGap #Homeownership #HistorTea #vetrights
#history #historyfacts