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EPISODE · Apr 28, 2023 · 27 MIN

The Shrinking Racial Employment Gap

from Poll Hub · host Lee Miringoff, Barbara Carvalho, Jay DeDapper, Mary Griffith

First the team dives into the latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll. It covers everything from Trump and Biden to abortion. We asked a lot of questions and we're breaking down all the results.For decades, the employment gap between black workers and white workers has always favored white workers, but is this gap shrinking? Guest Valerie Wilson @ValerieRWilson joins us to talk about a new study showing a shrinking gap and what this means for Americans.Finally, what's worse: being an only child or a twin? This week's fun fact will decide!

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This time on Poll Hub, our latest poll with NPR and the PBS NewsHour has gotten a lot of attention and the team is breaking down all the data. You'll want to listen, this poll is jam-packed. Also, for the better part of half a century white workers have enjoyed higher rates of employment than black workers, but new data show this gap might be shrinking. Finally, this week's fun fact looks at only children and twins. What's worse?!?

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