racial disparities

A Striking Gap Between Deaths of Black and White Babies Plagues the South

KFF Health News
05/22/2023

White House Details How Inflation Reduction Act Will Help Black Communities

President Biden has promised to pursue an agenda that helps to end entrenched racial disparities.
08/18/2022

OP-ED: Racist Massacre In New York Reminds Us Much More Is Needed On Racial Equity

Billionaire Robert F. Smith hopes to dismantle injustice by tackling social disparities.
07/08/2022
Young Black man having pain.

Migraine Headaches, Black Men, And What Stands In the Way of Healing

False and outdated beliefs about pain perception in Black people have resulted in health disparities at every level.
06/30/2022

Report: Most Prosecutors Are White, as a Result Blacks Face Harsher Sentences

Your sentence will be 9 percent worse if you're Black.
08/17/2015

Report Explores Barriers for Black Girls' Educational, Economic Success

Research looks at racial disparities and offers solutions.
09/29/2014
Who Should Be Screened?

Stroke Rate Rises for Blacks in South Carolina

Increase may be due to hypertension and diabetes.
07/01/2014

Is the Paris, Texas, School District Discriminatory Against Black Students?

Joquan Wallace's trip to the restroom ended with his arrest.
04/08/2014
Education Dept. Civil Rights Report

Black Preschoolers More Likely to Face Suspension

New report highlights racial disparities in education.
03/21/2014
Racial Profiling Definition

Racial Disparities in the U.S. Criminal Justice System

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Income Disparities - $32,229: the annual median income of Black households in 2011, a decline of 2.7 percent from 2010. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2011.  (Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Solutions for Food Insecurity and Ending Hunger in America

African-Americans are twice as likely to face hunger.
09/20/2013