Racial inequality in Alberta, by the numbers

A recent wave of protests regarding police brutality and systemic racism in Alberta has drawn attention to the persistent inequalities that Black and Indigenous populations face within the province.

In small towns and big cities alike, the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis and the momentum of the Black Lives Matter movement have propelled thousands into the streets, marching for justice and an end to systemic racism.

• Join CBC Alberta for a personal and in-depth discussion about systemic racism, We Need to Talk, on June 25 at 6:30 p.m.
• Have a personal story to share about your experience with systemic racism? Email weneedtotalk@cbc.ca.

Here's what data from Statistics Canada shows about gaps in wages, employment and incarcerate rates for Black and Indigenous groups compared with the rest of the population.

Across Canada, the wage gap between Black individuals and the rest of the population has been growing. 

Black men and women living in Alberta's biggest cities make significantly less money than their non-Black counterparts.

• Hear how systemic racism impacts people in Alberta, through the voices of Black and Indigenous individuals who share their stories at We Need To Talk on June 25, a free, public forum hosted by CBC.

Black women and men in Calgary and Edmonton are between 1½ and 2 times more likely to be unemployed than the rest of the population.

The same is true for Indigenous individuals, nationwide.

And it persists nationally, even within groups that have achieved the same level of education.

Black and Indigenous people are overrepresented in federal prisons when considering their share of the overall population. 

• Dive beyond the numbers and join the conversation in the We Need To Talk forum, which happens Thursday, June 25, at 6:30 p.m. Watch it live on:
  cbc.ca/weneedtotalk, cbc.ca/calgary or cbc.ca/edmonton, CBC Calgary's Facebook feed, CBC Edmonton's Facebook feed, CBC Gem or CBC Television.