Systemic Racism Costs Black Women $50 Billion Annually in Wage Penalties

Systemic Racism Costs Black Women $50 Billion Annually in Wage Penalties

By Sunita Sohrabi | Ethnic Media Services NEW YORK — Over a lifetime, Black women lose an estimated $1 million in wages because of racial discrimination in employer hiring and wage practices, says labor economist Michelle Holder. According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Black women earn 73 cents for every dollar a […]