#12121. Belief in systemic racism and self-employment among working blacks

August 2026publication date
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Abstract:
Scholars theorize that black–white disparities in self-employment persist because of racial disparities in human capital (e.g. educational attainment) and financial capital (e.g. assets). Yet, racism may also mobilize working blacks to pursue self-employment. In this study, we address whether working blacks’ racial capital–operationalized as belief in the significance of systemic racism–predicts their self-employment status. With nationally representative survey data, we address the following research question: net of human capital, financial capital, and control variables, does racial capital correlate with self-employment status among working blacks? Results indicate that racial capital associates positively with self-employment status. We conclude that racism may influence how and why working blacks pursue economic mobility.
Keywords:
Financial capital; human capital; racial capital; self-employment; systemic racism

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