racial disparities
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Citi Commits to More Than $1B in Initiatives to Help Close Racial Wealth Gap
Citi and the Citi Foundation announced this week more than $1 billion in strategic initiatives to help close the country's…
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MORIAL: Get Your Knee Off Our Necks
Fifty-seven years to the day after Whitney M. Young stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to declare that…
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Boseman Death Puts Focus on Colon Cancer and African Americans
The death of actor Chadwick Boseman from colon cancer at age 43 has brought new attention to the disease and…
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Black Households Earned 61 Cents for Every Dollar of White Median Incomes
Despite the passage of nearly 60 years between the original march and its 2020 recommitment, many of the issues that…
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Biden Unveils Economic Racial Equity Plan
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has unveiled the fourth part of his "Build Back Better" agenda, which aims to…
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Black Homeowners Encounter Higher Property Taxes Than White Peers: Study
When it comes to property taxes for Black and white homeowners, a recent study reveals a significant gap in rates.
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Black Workers More Likely to Face Retaliation for Raising Coronavirus Concerns
A survey by the National Employment Law Project (NELP) about working conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic confirms that corporate America…
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Blacks More Likely Than Others to Know COVID-19 Victims: Poll
African Americans are disproportionately more likely to say a family member or close friend died of the coronavirus or respiratory…
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Blood Clots Fill Lungs of Blacks With COVID-19: Study
Autopsies of 10 Black victims of the novel coronavirus showed their lungs were filled with blood clots, medical researchers found.
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Kwame Kilpatrick Denied Early Release from Prison
Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick will not be leaving a low-security prison in Oakdale, La., despite efforts by a prominent…
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