The legacy of more than two centuries of inequality that haunts Virginia and other Southern states affects us more than we may realize.
A good example of how systemic inequalities make it tough to build wealth and make life better for everyone can be found in a deep dive that the Washington Post recently took into data about credit scores.
Intrigued by the evidence that low credit scores are concentrated in the South — not only in rural and inner-city areas, but everywhere — the reporters tried to figure out why.
