SPRINGFIELD, IL — The Senate passed a bill on Wednesday that adds new anti-bias education requirements for providers of maternal…
Tag: racial disparities
Where can Black children go in summer? Black families face disparities and need equitable options
By Juliet Bushi, University of Windsor For many Black families, summer months can be a relief and a stress. The…
Rising house prices don’t just make it harder to become a homeowner – they also widen the racial wealth gap
By Joe LaBriola, University of Michigan Homeownership – long a cornerstone of the “the American dream” – is increasingly out…
Black Americans still suffer worse health. Here’s why there’s so little progress.
By Fred Clasen-Kelly and Renuka Rayasam, California Healthline October 28, 2024 KINGSTREE, S.C. — One morning in late April, a…
Class and race can create divides between donors and a cause they support − putting stress on those nonprofits
By Abbie Cohen, University of California, Los Angeles Relying on wealthy, largely white donors for funding can lead nonprofits that…
For Black Americans, higher police pay doesn’t always mean fewer violent confrontations as it does for other racial groups
By Thaddeus L. Johnson, Georgia State University and Natasha N. Johnson, Georgia State University Police unions have come under fire…
Only 1.8% of US doctors were Black in 1906 – and the legacy of inequality in medical education has not yet been erased
By Benjamin Chrisinger, Tufts University Fueled by the Supreme Court’s June 2023 ruling that bans affirmative action in higher education,…
Laws meant to keep different races apart still influence dating patterns, decades after being invalidated
By Solangel Maldonado, Seton Hall University If you are single and looking for a romantic partner, chances are that you…
New law will require NYPD officers record racial data on people they stop
NEW YORK — On Tuesday, the City Council passed a law that mandates New York City police officers to record…
Nonwhite people are drastically underrepresented in local government
By Justin de Benedictis-Kessner, Harvard Kennedy School Elected representatives in government don’t always look like the people they serve. The…
