Although it's no longer legal for life insurance companies to calculate rates using race, a ‘two-tiered’ system persists that often leaves African American families with barely enough to cover the burial costs of a loved one.
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Philadelphia Inquirer | A More Perfect Union
Editorial Illustration for PAYING A PREMIUM by Lynette Hazelton and Oscar Perry Abello
This article was part of the Philadelphia Inquirer's series A MORE PERFECT UNION, examining the roots of systemic racism in America through institutions founded in Philadelphia