Study Shows Racial Wealth Gap Grows Wider : NPR

Study Shows Racial Wealth Gap Grows Wider : NPR: "There's long been a big gap between the wealth of white families and the wealth of African-Americans and Hispanics. But the Great Recession has made it much worse — the divide is almost twice what it used to be.

That's according to a new study by the Pew Research Center, which says that the decline in the housing market is the main cause."