(Credit: Reuters/Eric Thayer) In 1992, Andrew Hacker described the state of race relations in America as “separate, hostile, unequal.” He could have easily added “delusional” and “confused.” Twenty-five years later such a description remains all too accurate. New research from Yale University psychologists Jennifer Richeson and Michael Kraus demonstrates how many white and black Americans possess radically different perceptions — and lived experiences — on the economy, wealth and income. On Monday, the Washington Post’s Tracy Jan summarized this research: “Americans, especially wealthy whites, vastly overestimate progress toward racial economic equality despite evidence of persistent gaps between black and white workers when it comes to hourly wages, annual income and household wealth, according to a new paper by Yale University researchers published Monday. “The study’s results are especially stunning in the wake of census data released last week that showed that African Americans were the only racial group still making less than they did in 2000.” Such beliefs cannot be reconciled with the facts.
Comment on To many, America’s racial wealth gap remains invisible
Chauncey DeVega, Salon: Politics
Thu, 09/21/2017 - 1:59am
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