This includes racial disparities in wealth, education, employment, housing, mobility, health, rates of incarceration, and more. While the discussion of racial inequality in the United States is often focused on economic inequality, racial inequality also manifests itself in a multitude of ways that alone and together impact the well-being of all Americans.
Racial inequality is the unequal distribution of resources, power, and economic opportunity across race in a society. By: Counselor for Racial Equity Janis Bowdler and Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy Benjamin Harris