Of course, it takes a Guardian *UK* news reporter to pick up on the Brandeis U (MA) study. The study's authors also said the true gap is actually larger, because their study didn't include real estate & home ownership. And, just one of the ripple effects of such massive wealth inequality is demonstrated in yesterday's (5/17) *Chicago Tribune* report on the huge disparities in how city parks and playlots are maintained, renovated, resourced and staffed, between black and white Chicago neighborhoods. Same as what "Play Across Boston" study w/ Harvard School of Public Health researchers found 10 years ago, and on and on across America. -- Alice Furumoto-Dawson, PhD/MPH Social Epidemiologist A $95,000 question: why are whites five times richer than blacks in the US? • Study finds gaping racial divide in household assets • Economic policies blamed for growing inequality http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/may/17/white-people-95000-richer-black To leave, manage or join list: https://listserv.yorku.ca/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=sdoh&A=1