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Today, that $100 would be worth more than $3.5 million

Today, that $100 would be worthmore than $3.5 million. To this day, African-Americansmake...

Explained • S01E01 • 2018

Today, that $100 would be worth
more than $3.5 million. To this day, African-Americans
make a lot less money than whites. They're far more likely to be unemployed, and studies show
employers still discriminate. But even if we managed to close those gaps
right now, centuries of inequality
have already compounded, most powerfully through land and housing

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Today, that $100 would be worth more than $3.5 million.

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To this day, African-Americans make a lot less money than whites.

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They're far more likely to be unemployed,

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and studies show employers still discriminate.

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But even if we managed to close those gaps right now,

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centuries of inequality have already compounded, most powerfully through land and housing.

Duration

25 seconds

Views

19

Timestamp in Movie

00:05:02

Uploaded

Jun 27, 2025

Season

1

Episode

1

Genres

Production

Amicus Productions

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Movie Summary

A documentary series that looks to explore the big questions of today.