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Fifty years have passed since the release of the Kerner Commission’s findings, conclusions, and policy recommendations. This article first reviews recent trend and cross-section analysis on racial employment and earnings inequality before synthesizing the evidence on racial inequality’s causes and speculating how these factors might shape future African American outcomes. In conclusion, it offers a framework for addressing the nation’s persistent racial inequality.
- © 2019 Russell Sage Foundation. Rodgers, William M., III. 2019. “Race in the Labor Market: The Role of Equal Employment Opportunity and Other Policies.” RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences 5(5): 198–220. DOI: 10.7758/RSF.2019.5.5.10. I thank Peter Ni and Jenna Bendinelli for their research assistance. Direct correspondence to: William M. Rodgers III at wrodgers{at}ejb.rutgers.edu, Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08901.
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