abstract: 'Fifty years have passed since the release of the Kerner Commission''s

  findings, conclusions, and policy recommendations. This article first

  reviews recent trend and cross-section analysis on racial employment and

  earnings inequality before synthesizing the evidence on racial

  inequality''s causes and speculating how these factors might shape future

  African American outcomes. In conclusion, it offers a framework for

  addressing the nation''s persistent racial inequality.'
affiliation: 'Rodgers, WM (Corresponding Author), Rutgers State Univ, Heidrich Ctr
  Workforce Dev, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 USA.

  Rodgers, William M., III, Bloustein Sch Planning \& Publ Policy, Publ Policy, New
  Brunswick, NJ USA.

  Rodgers, William M., III, Heidrich Ctr Workforce Dev, New Brunswick, NJ USA.

  Rodgers, William M., III, Century Fdn, New Brunswick, NJ USA.'
author: Rodgers III, William M.
author-email: wrodgers@ejb.rutgers.edu
author_list:
- family: Rodgers III
  given: William M.
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.7758/RSF.2019.5.5.10
eissn: 2377-8261
files: []
issn: 2377-8253
journal: RSF-THE RUSSELL SAGE JOURNAL OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES
keywords: 'inequality; race; discrimination; public policy; human and social

  capital'
keywords-plus: 'WHITE WAGE DIFFERENCES; AFFIRMATIVE-ACTION; RACIAL-DISCRIMINATION;

  RELATIVE EARNINGS; BLACK; INCARCERATION; DISPARITIES; QUALITY;

  INEQUALITY; QUANTITY'
language: English
month: DEC
number: '5'
number-of-cited-references: '83'
pages: 198-220
papis_id: fd5450da8eb91c7f6f3f02b384d11399
ref: Rodgersiii2019racelabor
times-cited: '21'
title: 'Race in the Labor Market: The Role of Equal Employment Opportunity and Other
  Policies'
type: Article
unique-id: WOS:000498804300011
usage-count-last-180-days: '1'
usage-count-since-2013: '10'
volume: '5'
web-of-science-categories: Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
year: '2019'