There’s a ‘Black Tax,’ And It’s Worse Than You Can Imagine [Video]

There’s a good chance you’ve heard the term the “Black Tax” used to describe the idea that Black Americans have to work ten times as hard for half as much. But did you know there’s a much more literal meaning?

In his new book, “The Black Tax: 150 Years of Theft Exploitation, And Dispossession In America,” Historian Andrew W. Kahrl reveals the myriad of ways that the tax system screws over Black Americans.

And trust us, you’re going to want to hear about it.

Kahrl explains that as a result of a series of housing and tax policy decisions, Black Americans end up paying inflated property tax rates.

And he isn’t pulling this out of nowhere.

In 2020, a working paper by economists Troup Howard …