And that's particularly true in cities as blacks migrate
(NEWSER) - The income gap between black people and white people is growing, a divide that's most stark in cities, which affluent blacks are fleeing for the suburbs, according to new census data. The average white person earned 1.7 times more than the average black person last year, the widest ratio since the 1990s, the AP reports. Since 2000, the share of black households ranking among the poorest of the poor—meaning making $15,000 or less per year—has jumped from 20% to 26%. More»
