National Urban League report focuses on rates of black unemployment . African - American unemployment is double rate of whites , report finds . Median median income for blacks stands at $ 34,218 ; for whites , it 's $ 55,530 . ` ` The disparities are definitely huge , '' he says .
National Urban League report focuses on state of black America . African-American unemployment is double rate of whites , report finds . Median household income for blacks stands at $ 34,218 ; for whites , it 's $ 55,530 . `` The disparities are definitely huge , '' expert says .