New study finds racial wealth gap quadrupled since mid-1980s

Monday, May 17, 2010 - 04:50 in Psychology & Sociology

The wealth gap between white and African-American families increased more than four times between 1984-2007, and middle-income white households now own far more wealth than high-income African Americans, according to an analysis released on Monday by the Institute on Assets and Social Policy (IASP) at Brandeis University...

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