#WheresOurMoney? Here's How Blacks Are Left Out Of Prosperity In NJ & How We Can Get Our Fair Share
May 27, 2021
4,738
286
80
7.72%
Search the Record
IndexedEvery word spoken in this episode is indexed. Type any phrase to jump straight to the moment it was said.
Type any word or phrase that may have been spoken. Click a result to seek the player to that exact moment.
Try a name, a topic, or a quoted line
Roland Martin Episodes Around May 27, 2021
See what was published immediately before and after this episode.
24:13Now Playing#WheresOurMoney? Here's How Blacks Are Left Out Of Prosperity In NJ & How We Can Get Our Fair Share
YouTube Description
as posted by the channelAfrican AMericans are being left out of prosperity all over the country and this trend is reaching unprecedented levels in the state of New Jersey.
According to Rev. Dr. David Jefferson, Founder, The New Jersey Black Economic Justice Coalition the average income for a Black family in The Garden State is $9,000 while the average income for a white family is $217,000.
New Jersey has one of the nation's highest tax rates the highest tax rates which exacerbates income inequality.
Rev. Dr. Jefferson spoke with Roland Martin about the astronomical income disparities in New Jersey and shared what needs to be done to start reversing the abysmal economic situation for African Americans in that state.
Jefferson said, "The next generation will be impacted significantly if we don't get a real grip around this issue."
👀 Watch the 5.24.21 edition of #RolandMartinUnfiltered
⭐️ Become a member of the #RMU #BringTheFunk Fan Club right here on YouTube or with a credit card via Square 🏾 Every dollar that you contribute helps to make #RolandMartinUnfiltered possible.
Put some swagger in your wardrobe with Roland S. Martin Pocket Squares. Visit to order your shibori pocket squares today.
Shop with Roland Martin and #RMU. Visit our Amazon Affiliate link for great deals and to support #RolandMartinUnfiltered
-
Get a FREE trial to Amazon Prime on us
Check out #RolandsBookClub and some of his favorite tech gear
✅ Join the #RolandMartinUnfiltered #BringTheFunk Fan Club to support factbased independent journalism
✅ Join the Roland Martin and #RolandMartinUnfiltered mailing list
#RolandMartinUnfiltered is a daily show broadcast from Washington, DC, that will focus on news, politics, culture, entertainment, social justice, sports, education, business, and finance. If it’s important to you, we will cover it.
The Roland S. Martin YouTube channel is a news reporting site covered under Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research.
Guests & Subjects Covered
Sentinel Indexing in Progress
Metadata and chapters are available. Claim extraction for this episode is pending.
All video content is delivered via YouTube embedded players in accordance with the YouTube Terms of Service. Sentinel provides research tools that promote discovery and accountability across political media.