The median wealth of white households is 20 times that of black households. Researchers found that the same résumé for the same job application will get twice as many callbacks for interviews if the name on the résumé is Greg instead of Jamal. School districts spend more on predominantly white schools than predominantly black schools. The fact that black workers earn, on average, 35% less than white workers in the same job isn’t erased by the election of an African-American President — one who, by the way, openly praises the role of affirmative action in his life and accomplishments. Read more: ideas.time/2013/06/17/affirmative-action-has-helped-white-women-more-than-anyone/#ixzz2cL4ceN6n
Posted on: Sun, 18 Aug 2013 16:29:44 +0000
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