WNYC Presents: Cornel West and "The State of the Black Economy" [VIDEO]
Dr. Cornel West was joined by CNN financial contributor Ryan Mack to discuss the history of generational poverty and wealth and the current state of the economy for African Americans. The interactive dialogue folded audiences into the conversation via Twitter and Skype, and was led by award-winning author and radio host, Farai Chideya.
In 2013, we inaugurated the first black president for his second term into the highest office in the United States. Yet the 2010 Census Bureau showed that the median black household made 59.8 percent as much as the median white household; 40 percent of black students fail to graduate high school on time; and 27.4 percent of blacks live in poverty compared to the overall poverty rate of 15 percent.
[Download] Ryan Mack's African-American Empowerment Packet, in PDF format.
The event took place at WNYC's performance space "The Greene Space" located at 44 Charlton Street in New York City.
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