The Whiteness of Wealth: How the Tax System Impoverishes Black Americans and How We Can Fix It
March 10, 2022
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
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Free
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Download iCal FileJoin IRRPP for a presentation by Dr. Dorothy A. Brown, the Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Law at EmoryUniversity Law School, about her latest book,The Whiteness of Wealth: How the Tax System Impoverishes Black Americans — and How We Can Fix It, which draws on decades of cross-disciplinary research to show that tax law isn’t as color-blind as she’d once believed. Dr. Brown takes us into her adopted city of Atlanta, introducing us to families across the economic spectrum whose stories demonstrate how American tax law rewards the preferences and practices of white people while pushing black people further behind. From attending college to getting married to buying a home, black Americans find themselves at a financial disadvantage compared to their white peers. The results are an ever-increasing wealth gap and more black families shut out of the American dream. This event is cosponsored by UIC Law and supported by The Chicago Community Trust.
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Date posted
Feb 3, 2022
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Feb 3, 2022