Center for American Progress
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Number of People Killed by Police Skyrocketed in Past Year, New Report Shows
Roughly 1,000 people have been killed by law enforcement since May 2020, according to a new report.
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House Passes D.C. Statehood Bill; Senate Showdown Looms
The Democrat-controlled House on Thursday approved a bill calling for the District to be the 51st state of the union,…
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Perilous Unemployment, Wage Gaps Plague Black Women
While the coronavirus pandemic has led to massive unemployment and job uncertainty for just about everyone, Black women have especially…
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New Report Shows Why Blacks More at Risk in Pandemic
African Americans and other people of color in the United States are more at risk amid the coronavirus pandemic because…
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CAP: Trump Trying to Make Voting by Mail a Partisan Issue
President Donald Trump is trying to convince Republicans to oppose expanded vote-by-mail options during the COVID-19 pandemic, even though it…
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Racial Gap for Jobs May Widen Due to COVID-19, Expert Says
The Black unemployment gap has been twice that of Whites since the U.S. Department of Labor started reporting jobs statistics…
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Black Graduate Students Weighed Down by Huge Loan Debt: Report
With graduate students taking on $37 billion in debt each year, there is growing evidence that programs allowing them to…
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Gerrymandering Stymies Tougher Gun Laws: Report
In a new report, CAP researchers found that states could save lives by passing tougher gun laws, but partisan gerrymandering…
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CAP Announces Formation of Advisory Council on Eliminating Black-White Wealth Gap
The Center for American Progress, a D.C.-based nonpartisan research and educational institute, has convened the National Advisory Council on Eliminating…
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New Interactive Catalogs Ways Trump Admin Harms People of Color
The Center for American Progress has released a new interactive that illustrates 365 ways that the Trump administration actively harms…
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