The W.E.B. Du Bois Scholars Institute Presents:
The Wealth Matters Series
Download the Wealth Matters Guide, complete with panelist biographies, video transcripts as well as related reading materials and resources.
The Origins of Wealth: Panel Discussion I
This panel focused on the key determinants of wealth and wealth inequality, with a focus on racial wealth gaps and the Black-White wealth gap. The panelists gave a current accounting of wealth inequality, present-day and over-time, and discussed historical forces that have driven these gaps.
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The Role of Wealth Today and the Future: Panel Discussion III
This panel focused on the role that wealth plays in our society, and participants were invited to imagine what role wealth should play in the future, with an eye toward issues of justice.
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This panel focused on two pillars of the “American Dream,” business ownership and homeownership, with a focus on wealth inequality, especially across racial groups. Our panelists discussed how these pathways to wealth have played out historically in the black community, and their current-day role in determining wealth patterns.
The American Dream: Business Ownership, Homewownership, Wealth & Race: Panel Discussion IV
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