In April 2011, Reid Cramer presented at the Color of Wealth Policy Summit about the impact of the Great Recession on the racial wealth gap and emphasized the need for continued attention to the role of assets in the widening racial wealth gap. Specifically, he drew attention to the burst of the housing bubble and stock market tumble as contributors to a divergence that will make it increasingly difficult for middle income people to grow assets and will disproportionately burden families of color. The transcript of his remarks is available here or as a pdf on the right side of this page.