Themedianwealthfor a whitefamilyintheUnitedStateswas $171,000 andthemedianwealthfor a blackfamilywasjust $17,000 a 10 x differenceover 150 yearsaftertheendofslavery.
Um, yourbusinesswell, thatgap, that 10 X gapispartiallybecauseformanyyears, decadesinfactblackAmericanswereleftoffofthatladderanddidn't reallyhaveaccesstoit.
Well, in 2020 inthemidstof a globalpandemicand a loomingrecessioninequitieswerereallylaidbareacrossnearlyeverysystemintheUnitedStateshealthcare, education, criminaljusticeinfinanceandpeopleweremovedtotakeactiononlineinstreets.
Theyneverbought a homeinthehighlightoftheirhousingjourney, wasmovinginto a newpublichousingprojectwiththeirChildrenandpayingrentforthathousingproject, which, intermsofthequalityofhousing, wasfantasticforthemin a stepupbutdidnotallowthemtobuildwealth.
That's onefamilystory, and I skipped a lotofthingsthathappenedbetweentheendofslaveryandtoday, redlininghousingdiscriminationbeforetheFairHousingActinthe 19 seventies, thereallyimportantrolethatblackownedbanksplayedinbuildingblackcommunities.
Thewaythatcreditworksandcreditworthinessassessmentsworkistosay, ifyoucanprovethatyouhavepaidcreditbackconsistentlypreviously, then I canlendyoumorecredit.
Andsowhatwe'reseeingin a numberofcitiesacrossthecountryandallyouChicagoisanexampleisthepartnershipsoccurringbetweenbankinginstitutions, philanthropist, thecityandcommunityleaderstoinvesthundredsofmillionsofdollarstobuildcommunityresourceisandcommunitiesthathavehistoricallybeendisinvested.
Whenyoulookatventurecapitaltoday, only 1% ofventurecapitalfundsgotoblackfounders, soblackentrepreneursortoshutoutofthosenetworksthey'renotabletogrowon.