February is Black History Month, when the achievements of Black Americans are recognized and celebrated.
Although the US has come a long way in working toward equity in the workplace and recognizing the work and contributions of Black Americans, there is still a long way to go to achieve full equality. That can be seen in figures like the Black-white wealth gap, Black-white wage gap, high unemployment rates for Black Americans even before the pandemic, and low representation in the c-suites of America's largest companies.
The COVID-19 pandemic has amplified many of those inequities. The unemployment rate for both Black men and women spiked higher than white men and women during the spring, and the rate for Black men is still higher among these four demographics. It has also affected their businesses and the strides they have made in the workplace. Research shows that there have also been more Black deaths from the novel coronavirus than among other racial and ethnic groups.
We decided to look at the impact coronavirus has had on Black Americans and data that highlights the white-Black gap.
The following 15 charts show disparities and inequalities that still exist for Black Americans.
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