Professor of Business Administration at Dartmouth's Tuck School. Edmonson-Bell is also the authorof "Our Seperate Ways: Black and White Women and the Struggle for Professional Identity."
A new study in wealth accumulation reveals a direct link between race and level of wealth, with African American women ranking way below white women. The Insight Center for Community Economic Development shows that the average single white woman has about $4,100 in assets while the average African American woman has saved only $100.
Comedian Baratunde Thurston on 'How to Be Black'
Today's Takeaway: Focus on Violence Syria
Today's Takeaway: What the Mortgage Settlement Means
In-Depth Look at the Situation in Syria
Today's Takeaway: Big Night for Rick Santorum
'Tebow Bill' May Allow Home-Schoolers to Play on High School Teams
Is Our Constitution Out of Date?
Newly-Discovered Recordings Shed Light on a Young Malcolm X
Today's Takeaway: Multi-Billion Dollar Foreclosure Settlement Imminent
Some Combat Restrictions for Women Lifted
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