Gain a perspective on how new systems of economic oppressions are continuously developed to maintain the racial wealth gap.
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Access to a good job, education, health, and whole-family well-being are the foundations of family prosperity - and is an inclusive and expansive definition of family, that honors the multitude of ways in which we live and care for one another.
By Raphael Bostic, President and CEO, "As I have observed the protests against police brutality over the past few weeks, I have shared in the outrage of the truly horrific events that brought us to this point. These events are yet another reminder that many of our fellow citizens endure the burden of unjust, exploitative, and abusive treatment by institutions in this country."
It may seem counterintuitive, but to close the wealth gap, we must shift our focus from the gap itself to the policies, conditions, and systems that spawned it.