In white families money travels very differently it travels from parent to adult child in the form of some kind of assistance not big trust fund. The average white family headed by someone who never finished high school has more generational wealth or money than the average black household headed by someone with a college degree. Catherine Foster is 43 she told me she'd been required to attend the anti-racism workshop as part of an internship she was doing at the time I'm an intern and I am working on my master's degree for social work because I want to advocate for oppressed and vulnerable groups Katherine tells us she's married to an African-American man they have children of color and live in a predominantly black neighborhood in
When it comes to U.S. government programs and support earmarked for the benefit of particular racial groups, history is clear. White folks have received most of the goodies.
By John Biewen, with Deena Hayes-Greene of the Racial Equity Institute and recurring series partner Chenjerai Kumanyika.