HAve you ever wondered why in prosperous progressive American cities, the divides of wealth by race are so shockingly wide? 

 
 
 

Structural Racism &
Implicit Bias

In 2019, Black people, who made up one-quarter of Boston’s population, accounted for 69% of police stops

In June of 2020, Boston Mayor Maty Walsh declared racism a public health crisis

WEALTH DISPARITIES

Median household wealth in greater Boston: 
White people:  $247,000 Black people: $8

Nationwide, 2.7 million  grandparents are raising grandchildren, and about one-fifth of those have incomes that fall below the poverty line

HOUSING &
Equity in Urban Planning 


Wait list for affordable housing in Boston is  40,000 applicants long

Only 36% of people of color live in owner-occupied households in Massachusetts versus 69% of white people

 
 
 
 

Food justice & Urban Farming 

As of November, a staggering 21.8% of households with children in them in Massachusetts are food insecure

In Massachusetts 1 in 6 white households with children versus 1 in 3 Black households are food insecure

Humanities

7.2% of Black students dropped out from Boston Public Schools in 2019 versus 3.2% of white students

In 2019, among U.S. citizens or permanent residents who received PhDs in Philosophy, non-Hispanic Whites constituted 81%

 
 
 
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