PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - William M. Rodgers III
TI  - Race in the Labor Market: The Role of Equal Employment Opportunity and Other Policies
AID  - 10.7758/RSF.2019.5.5.10
DP  - 2019 Dec 01
TA  - RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences
PG  - 198--220
VI  - 5
IP  - 5
4099  - http://www.rsfjournal.org/content/5/5/198.short
4100  - http://www.rsfjournal.org/content/5/5/198.full
AB  - 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.