#racial-disparities

#racial-disparities

The big picture: Nearly two-thirds of Americans believe the U.S. is headed in the wrong direction, fueled by dissatisfaction with Trump's impact on the economy and immigration, according to a survey by the nonpartisan Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) and the Brookings Institution. By the numbers: Of all racial groups, Black Americans (84%) and Latinos (70%) are the most dissatisfied with the country's direction, according to the poll that surveyed Americans on religion, values and moods. In addition, 60% of Black Americans and 51% of Latinos say their economic situation has worsened this year. Over half of Black (53%) and Latino (56%) respondents say they feel like "strangers in their own country" - a record high in the poll's 16-year history. Only 16% of Black Americans and 30% of Latinos view Trump favorably.

While Walter provides history and plenty of politics and policy detail, she does it through individual stories: a doctor who bends the rules as he tries to fight the system, a White middle-class young man who gets treatment in lieu of jail time but then learns that the facility - which forces him into hard labor - may be even worse, and a Black woman who gets no such option and is sent to jail.

Driving the news: The suicide rate for U.S. adults aged 18-27 increased nearly 20% between 2014 and 2024, rising from 13.8 per 100,000 people to 16.4, per a new analysis of CDC data from Stateline, a nonprofit newsroom. That came as Gen Zers entered that age range and millennials left it, and was driven largely by Black and Hispanic men, especially in the South and Midwest.

"North Carolina's constitution guarantees every child an equal opportunity to a public education - but these numbers reveal that promise as hollow for far too many students of color throughout the state," said Jake Sussman, Chief Counsel for Justice System Reform at SCSJ. "The disparities between the experiences of white students and Black students are shocking. We're not just failing individual children; we're systematically pushing them out of classrooms and continuing cycles of inequality that will affect generations to come."

Anton Black was 19 years old when police officers chased him, shackled him, and left him face-down on the ground, struggling to breathe. He died from asphyxiation. Despite tireless objections from his family, the Maryland Medical Examiner called his death an accident. Until now. After Maryland's former head medical examiner testified in 2021 that Derek Chauvin was not responsible for George Floyd's death, concerns arose that his pro-law enforcement bias may have affected his office's decisions during his seventeen-year tenure.

"Oh, I was stunned. I thought it was outrageous," Hayes said. It started with a staggering Cook County reassessment. Her home's value jumped from $116,000 to $240,000. Then, the tax bill more than doubled to more than $12,000 a year.

Stand-your-ground laws, effective in over half of U.S. states, are linked to increased homicide rates, racial outcomes disparity, and greater public costs.

The past influences and shapes the present. Inheritance from state handouts and slavery perpetuates inequality, particularly between white and black Americans.

Lord Adebowale stated that the missed diagnosis of his mother, Grace, and the sub-standard care during her final hospital admission exemplify significant systemic issues within the NHS.

The latest Labor Department jobs report showed that the unemployment rate in May stayed flat at 4.2%, while employers added 139,000 new jobs, reflecting a steady pace of hiring.

California voters have shown a clear preference for tougher penalties on theft and drug crimes, suggesting a demand for stronger law enforcement despite budgetary concerns for treatment.

Oscar Perry Abello expressed the importance of local community banking in combating racial disparities and climate change, advocating for a more locally controlled banking system.