Racial Wealth Gap Unit

According to Pew Research, the median white household in America has a net worth around 14 times that of the net worth of the median minority household – and this racial wealth gap has been increasing the past few years. Based on the readings, audio podcasts and videos we have done in class, as well as external independent research, answer the following questions within a well-developed, comprehensive paper:

 

What are the origins of this wealth gap?

 

How do you explain its persistence?

 

What are three reforms or policy changes you would recommend to help close the racial wealth gap?

 

Criteria for success:

 

The prompt should be addressed with each paragraph.

 

Each topic should have its own paragraphs.

 

Details, facts and quotes will support your ideas.

 

Your paper should contain information from at least three of the readings we have used.

 

Videos and audio references as also acceptable to use in addition to the readings you researched independently.

 

A Bibliography or Works Cited page should be included with at least four sources; MLA formatting should be used.

 

This should be no less than 3 pages, double-spaced, 12pt Times New Roman font.