The perpetuation of poverty is stunning—75 percent of black children who grow up in families in the bottom wealth category remain in that same category as adults.24 A 2013 study found that for white families, every additional dollar they earn in income leads to $5.19 in wealth. For black families, each dollar creates only sixty-nine cents in total wealth.25 This is why the wealth gap between blacks and whites can continue to grow even when de jure discrimination ended decades ago.
