Nation Apr 12 Annual report shows systemic racism continues to bring down Black people’s quality of life By Michael Warren, Associated Press
Health Jul 14 Trump bristles at question about police killings of Black Americans Trump seemed taken aback when asked by CBS's Catherine Herridge why African Americans are still dying at the hands of police. "And so are white people," he responded. By Jill Colvin, Associated Press
Health May 01 Women and minorities shoulder front-line work during pandemic An Associated Press analysis of census data shows that the burden of keeping the country open has been borne unevenly across gender, racial and socioeconomic lines. By Mae Anderson, Alexandra Olson, Angeliki Kastanis, Associated Press
Nation Apr 14 Democratic bills call for racial breakdown of COVID-19 cases The coronavirus outbreak is taking a disproportionate toll on African Americans and other nonwhite populations. By Aaron Morrison, Associated Press
Health Apr 08 Outcry over racial data grows as virus slams black Americans As the coronavirus tightens its grip across the country, it is cutting a particularly devastating swath through an already vulnerable population — black Americans. By Kat Stafford, Meghan Hoyer, Aaron Morrison, Associated Press
Mar 30 Democratic lawmakers call for racial data in virus testing By Aaron Morrison, Associated Press Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Ayanna Pressley say in a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar dated Friday that comprehensive demographic data on people who are tested or treated for the coronavirus does not exist. Continue reading
Mar 26 Autism diagnosis more common after improved screening, closing racial gap By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press While the diagnosis gap is narrowing, it's not clear that minority kids are getting the same access to services and treatment, said Michael Yudell, a Drexel University public health professor. Continue reading
Jun 13 Watch 9:19 Can ‘baby bonds’ help the U.S. close its staggering racial wealth gap? By Paul Solman Whites in the U.S. have much greater household and individual wealth than blacks and other minorities. In fact, the typical black household has about 10 cents for every dollar of wealth in a typical white household. Some economists and politicians… Continue watching
Jan 03 Nationwide, state budget cuts disproportionately hit low-income, minority college students By Jon Marcus, The Hechinger Report States are disproportionately subsidizing schools whose students are wealthier, whiter… Continue reading
Aug 15 Watch Why it’s so difficult to retain a diverse police force By PBS NewsHour The city of Ferguson, Missouri, is more than two-thirds African-American. But only three of its 53 police officers are black. Jeffrey Brown talks to Tracie Keesee of the UCLA Center for Policing Equity and Malik Aziz of the National Black… Continue watching