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1. Young black adults (we’re talking aged 18 to 34) face an unemployment rate of nearly 17%. That’s more than TWICE the unemployment rate of young whites.
2. Racial disparities are so stark that a young black man with an Associates degree has the same chance of getting a job as a white high school drop out.
3. In fact, a young black man generally needs to have two more levels of education than a white man to compete for the same job:
4. The gap’s not as wide if you’re female, but it’s still bad: a young black woman with a professional degree has the same chance of landing a job as a white woman with a bachelor’s degree.
5. And racial disparities don’t just affect job prospects, they also impact wages! The average median income for a white Millennial is $25,000, the average median income for an African American Millennial is $19,800. That’s a difference of $5,200!
6. And if you’re not convinced yet of racial inequality, check out this other study.
7. But, even though young white men have a better shot at landing a job than young black men at every level of education, we do know that the race gap shrinks as young people climb the education ladder.
8. The same is true for young black women.
9. The words of Rowan Pope, Olivia Pope’s father, resonate more than ever:
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