Black women’s unemployment rate is hovering at 6.7% — higher than the rate for white workers. Is it a sign the broader economy could sour? These economists say yes.
Black women are the 'canary in the economic coal mine,' says
Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman. She's the author of
The Double Tax: How Women of Color are Overcharged and Underpaid. Brittany speaks to Anna and
Ofranama Biu, chief economist and senior research director at the Maven Collaborative, about why Black women's unemployment is on the rise and why this trend could be a troubling sign for the rest of the country.
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