Shutdown effects on Black America
African-Americans make up a higher percentage of federal workers than they do of the non-government workforce. For generations, government work has provided good wages and job security to African-Americans who faced more overt discrimination in private sector jobs.
As the shutdown has reached the 1-month mark, the disparities are clear according to the Census Bureau, for every $100 in white family wealth, black families have just over $5. So what does that mean when black government workers start missing a paycheck? The profound racial wealth gap in the U.S. makes it far more difficult for the average black American to sustain a long period without a paycheck, as compared with white Americans. Overall, black Americans are less likely to have friends, family, networks, access to credit, you name it. Things that will help you survive a period without a paycheck, Blacks are less likely to have it. So, where does this leave African-American government workers, now that they have little to no means of support to survive this shutdown?
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