The wage gap between black and white Americans is wider now than it was in 1979

A new report by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) out Tuesday revealed that the wage gap between black and white Americans isn't shrinking -- it's widening. "The finding that stands out the most, our major result, is that the racial wage gaps were larger in 2015 than they were in 1979. That's huge because the impression people have, in general, is we know there's still racism in this country, but we think or at least believe that it's getting better," said Valerie Wilson, a report author and d...