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The White Wall
A review of

The White Wall

How Big Finance Bankrupts Black America

Emily FlitterAtria Books • 2022

Black and Green

by David Meyer

New York Times Wall Street correspondent Emily Flitter details the racism and racial discrimination, past and present, in America’s banking and financial systems.

America’s racial wealth gap remains a yawning chasm, with racism deeply embedded within the US financial sector, New York Times Wall Street correspondent Emily Flitter writes in this broad and compelling narrative.

Racial Wealth Gap

Structural racism is a persistent feature of the US financial industry, and it manifests in how banks, stockbrokers, and insurers treat their employees and consumers.