thank you for joining me this morning. >> thank you. >> flora westbrooks is the owner of flora's hairinneapolis, minnesota. for many americans, the protests of 2020 seem to be a repetition of the 1960s civil rights movement, mainly because many of the inequalities that existed then exist today. they're baked into our economic system and very little has been done to change that. the median household wealth for a black family today is roughly $13,000 compared to a white household at nearly $150,000. now, the difference between those two is actually wider on a percentage basis than it was in the late 1960s. the inequality doesn't end there. according to bloomberg, quote, black americans are steered into costlier home and auto loans, they get poorer health care and suffer worse outcomes. they also have chronically higher unemployment rates. just this friday, the new jobs report showed the unemployment rate for black americans increased while unemployment for the general population went down. while those numbers are flawed, they're still very telling. with me now is chris lue, former deput

i spoke with flora westbrook a small business owner and she saw her hairstyling business shut down becausee coronavirus pandemic but saw her shop goes up in flames due to riots in the city. she has been working to rebuild what was lost, she's received 670 new donations. they have not only helped her surpass her goal of $30,000, but helped her get one step closer to rebuilding her life's work. good luck. we wish you the best. that does it for us. you can catch me here from 8:00 to 10:00 eastern. coming up next, senator duckworth on "a.m. joy." xt, sen duckworth on "a.m. joy." to eligible members so they can pay for things like groceries before they worry about their insurance or credit card bills. discover all the ways we're helping members today. or credit card bills. new tide power pods one up the can it one up spaghetti night? it sure can. really? can it one up breakfast in bed? yeah, for sure. thanks, boys. what about that? uhh, yep! it can? yeah, even that! i would very much like to see that. me too. introducing new tide power pods. one up the toughest stains with 50% more cleaning pow