I know I am about to make a comment on the problem that is going to make all the REAL racists to go nuclear.  Here it is:  The wage gap is the fault of the black men.  For these 4 reasons:  1) they pursue degrees that aren't worth as much  2)  They have a higher incarnation rate 3) they are 40 times more likely to commit a violent crime and 4) they have a sense of entitlement that isn't earned.      People would like to add "discrimination" but think about that.  Hasn't the criminal behavior and violent tendencies enough to make an employer shy?  So..... WWYD?  I never hesitated to hire anyone when I ran a business and didn't see any who worked for me behave poorly, very few blacks applied but they were accepted and worked well.  But the figure I used came from the DOJ.  Not my personal experience.