Behind the U.S. racial wealth gap
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The racial wealth gap in the U.S. and the chronic under-investment in black businesses were the focus of a conference on Tuesday in Tulsa. It took place just a short distance from the Greenwood area that was thriving economically right before the 1921 race massacre.
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