Tiffiany Howard, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (IMAGE)

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Tiffiany Howard, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

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As racial tensions swirled this summer, proponents of the social justice movement for African American civil rights urged patronage of Black businesses. One problem? A lag in Black entrepreneurship and corresponding deficit in Black businesses available to support -- a result of hundreds of years of racial discrimination in the United States -- says UNLV political scientist Tiffiany Howard. Her latest research examines the barriers and strategies for closing the racial wealth gap.

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