The class of rich people in America is very white, which is what drives the racial wealrh.

But most white people are not rich, and by far the most politically and economically tractable way to close the gap is normal economic redistribution. https://www.slowboring.com/p/the-racial-wealth-gap-is-a-class
The historical trajectory of Black wealth and the wealth of the bottom 75% of white people is identical.

Differences are driven by a rich minority of white people.

https://www.slowboring.com/p/the-racial-wealth-gap-is-a-class
We ought to reject the Hingham Model of anti-racism where instead of tackling entrenched inequalities we opt for a shallow form of diversity that doesn’t help most people of any race.

https://www.slowboring.com/p/the-racial-wealth-gap-is-a-class
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