May the Peace of Christ be with you.
In advance of Wednesday's conversation, you might consider familiarizing yourself with the topic by watching these two videos:
The first is a Bloomberg Original posted in May of 2021. How America’s Wealth Gap Shaped the Modern Economy examines how White Americans have amassed almost seven times more wealth than Black Americans since the end of the Civil War. In the decades since the modern civil rights movement, that wealth gap has actually widened.
The second is from Netflix snd was posted April, 2020. It offers explanation of how slavery, housing discrimination and centuries of inequality have compounded to create a racial wealth gap.
Please be aware that a rap song is featured in this presentation using a vulgar word which places an advisory on this video for mature audiences only.