Moving the Needle on Systemic Racism is a series of discussions and presentations focused on the ways systemic racism exists within our communities. The goal is to build awareness and help individuals identify areas that need improvement within ourselves, our workplaces, and our society that allow us to move towards an ultimate goal of ending systemic racism in the Harrisburg region.
Part 6: Wealth
In the United States, you would have to combine the net worth of 11.5 Black households to get the net worth of a typical white household. Wealth takes into account not just the wages that people earn for work, but also homes, stock-market investments and other assets they have. More wealth makes for a more comfortable, safer living. And, more importantly, it is passed on to the next generation (Washington Post, 2020).
Our panel of experts will discuss the wealth gap and how we can move the needle in the Harrisburg Region.
