Kedra Newsom Reeves
| Addressing the Black-white wealth gap in America
About
Kedra Newsom Reeves is a professional speaker at Duke University who addresses one of America's most persistent economic challenges. She brings critical analysis to the conversation about racial wealth disparities in the United States.
Reeves has shared her insights on the TED stage, presenting at TED 2020 where she explored strategies and systemic approaches to reducing the wealth gap between Black and white Americans. Her work examines the structural factors that contribute to economic inequality and identifies pathways toward greater financial equity across racial lines.
Through her speaking engagements, Reeves contributes to important national conversations about economic justice, wealth building, and the policies and practices needed to create more equitable financial outcomes for Black Americans.
What Kedra Talks About
Strategies to reduce the wealth gap between Black and white Americans
Systemic factors contributing to racial economic disparities
Building pathways to financial equity across racial lines
Economic justice and wealth-building opportunities for Black communities
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How to reduce the wealth gap between Black and white Americans
The racial wealth gap in the United States is shocking: white families have a median wealth nearly 10 times greater than that of Black families. How did we get here, and how can we stop the gap from growing? Wealth equity strategist Kedra Newsom Reeves provides a short history on the origins and perpetuation of racial wealth inequality in the US -- and outlines four ways financial institutions can expand opportunity for Black individuals, families, entrepreneurs and communities.
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