The racial divide of Black and white

Today's Paper | June 13, 2021

In 2016, the median net wealth of white households in America was $171,000 whereas for Black households it was $17,150, according to a statistic by Glassdoor.

Published in Dawn, The Business and Finance Weekly, December 28th, 2020

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