Is the economy slowing? Ask Black women.

Black women’s unemployment rate is hovering at 6.7% — higher than the rate for white workers. Is it a sign the broader economy could sour?

These economists say yes. Black women are the 'canary in the economic coal mine,' says Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman .

She's the author of The Double Tax: How Women of Color are Overcharged and Underpaid . Brittany speaks to Anna and Ofranama Biu , chief economist and senior research director at the Maven Collaborative, about why Black women's unemployment is on the rise and why this trend could be a troubling sign for the rest of the country.

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