Cleveland’s hidden opportunity: How we can accelerate economic progress for thousands of families in Cuyahoga County

By Duwain Pinder — McKinsey & Company Many of us suffer from an illusion. It arises from the fact that Black Americans are generally doing better. Since 2010, their average incomes have risen by almost 30 percent, for example, their overall unemployment rates are lower, and they’re more likely to have health insurance. But these averages obscure a worrisome truth: across the country, Black families remain far behind their White neighbors in overall well-being dimensions such as a basic standard…

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Cleveland’s hidden opportunity: How we can accelerate economic progress for thousands of families in Cuyahoga County
By Duwain Pinder — McKinsey & Company Many of us suffer from an illusion. It arises from the fact that Black Americans are generally doing better. Since 2010, their average incomes have risen by almost 30 percent, for example, their overall unemployment rates are lower, and they’re more likely to have health insurance. But these averages obscure a worrisome truth: across the country, Black families remain far behind their White neighbors in overall well-being dimensions such as a basic standard…