A review by senquezada29
The Color of Money: Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap by Mehrsa Baradaran

4.0

Since it was recommended by an ex, I waited way too long to read this book LOL. Nevertheless, it was a fantastic history of black banking and the political, social and financial reasons for its failures. Although at times it was unnecessarily dense, it was an easy read that made highlightable point after point. It also showed how we have allowed political leaders to use the same rationales to (intentionally i.m.o.) fool us into believing they are supporting Black economic development when they know their efforts are meaningless and will never truly move the needle. There's also a strong argument that solutions will have to entail some sort of reparations (as politically unpopular as it is) if we ever hope to create an integrated economy where Blacks have an equal opportunity to build wealth.