A study published Tuesday in the American Sociological Review found that highly paid, black male professionals on average earn 72 cents for every $1 white male professionals earn. When the same study examined wages in blue-collar jobs the pay gap between white and black males disappeared. Researchers also found that the wage gap in public-sector jobs was less than that of the private-sector.
See Quynh-Giang Tran, Chicago Tribune, August 14, 2001