Why So Many Black Americans Are Stuck in Survival Mode

Ifyou've ever lived in survival mode, you know what it's like to try to juggle competing interests, to wonder whether you have enough food to last until payday, whether you can afford utility bills, or even make your rent or monthly mortgage payments. As one report shows, more than half of Americans live paycheck-to-paycheck, so it's clear this is a common experience, not a rarity. And yet, we cannot ignore the white elephant in the room, that the typical White family has "7.8 times the wealth of a typical Black household." So, if you're Black in America, you are much more likely to be stuck in survival mode than your White peers.

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