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America talks about closing the achievement gap, which makes it easier for us to ignore the other gaps. . . ."


* The incarceration gap, where six times as many African Americans are behind bars compared to their white counterparts;
* The homeowner gap, where 72.7% of white Americans own their homes compared to 48.2% of African Americans;
* The healthcare gap,where 71.4% of white Americans are insured compared to 53.9% of African Americans;
* The earnings gap, where white Americans average over $20,000 more a year than African Americans;
* The poverty rate gap, where 8.7% of white Americans live at or below the poverty line while 24.7% of African Americans do so;
* The unemployment gap, where 5.7% of white Americans are unemployed while 13.2% of African Americans are without work;
* The happiness gap, where 72% of white youths say they are happy with life in general compared to 56% of their African American counterparts;
* The murder gap, where 49% of murder victims in the United States are African Americans, who make up 13% of the population.

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