As Black History Month nears its end, social justice advocates continue to spotlight severe racial wealth gaps throughout the Garden State, which are also impacting Latino and Latina families. They include the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice (NJISJ), which released a new report on the problem this week.
“We’ve known for a while that New Jersey – while one of the most prosperous and diverse states in the country – has some of the largest economic racial disparities,” said Harbani Ahuja of the NJISJ.