This is the relationship between race and economic opportunity in the US

Jun 29, 2018

Income inequality shows visible racial disparities, with Hispanic and Black Americans likely to earn less. Image: REUTERS/Mike Blake

Nathaniel Hendren

Professor of Economics, Harvard University

Maggie Jones

Senior Economist and Income Research Lead, U.S Census Bureau

Sonya Porter

Assistant Center Chief of Research, Center for Administrative Records Research and Applications, U.S. Census Bureau

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