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Economic mobility up for Black Americans born poor, study finds — Harvard Gazette

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Economic prospects have improved in recent years for Black Americans born poor.

But earnings have fallen for white Americans from low-income families.

Outcomes showed wide variation by region, with Black Americans making the biggest strides in the Southeast and Midwest .

The gap between the poorest and richest white people ballooned by 28 percent over the same period .

For those born in 1992 , the gap fell to 4.1 percent .

The researchers check their findings against historic rates of parental employment at the neighborhood level.

In areas where Black kids did best, low-income white kids and their parents also did better, Goldman said.