Visit http:\/\/TED.com<\/a>\u200b to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more. The racial wealth gap in the United States is shocking: white families have a median wealth nearly 10 times greater than that of Black families. How did we get here, and how can we stop the gap from growing? Wealth equity strategist Kedra Newsom Reeves provides a short history on the origins and perpetuation of racial wealth inequality in the US — and outlines four ways financial institutions can expand opportunity for Black individuals, families, entrepreneurs and communities. The TED Talks channel features the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world’s leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes (or less). Look for talks on Technology, Entertainment and Design — plus science, business, global issues, the arts and more. You’re welcome to link to or embed these videos, forward them to others and share these ideas with people you know. Follow TED on Twitter: http:\/\/twitter.com\/TEDTalks<\/a>\u200b Like TED on Facebook: http:\/\/facebook.com\/TED<\/a>\u200b Subscribe to our channel: http:\/\/youtube.com\/TED<\/a>\u200b TED’s videos may be used for non-commercial purposes under a Creative Commons License, Attribution\u2013Non Commercial\u2013No Derivatives (or the CC BY \u2013 NC \u2013 ND 4.0 International) and in accordance with our TED Talks Usage Policy (https:\/\/www.ted.com\/about\/our-organiz…<\/a>\u200b). For more information on using TED for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film or online course), please submit a Media Request at https:\/\/media-requests.ted.com<\/a>\u200bSHOW LESS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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