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Tag: racial disparities

Rents and mortgages in America's major metro areas have proven out of the reach for many Black residents, according to a new report. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inBusiness

Major Metropolitan Areas Pricing Out Black Americans

by Stacy M. Brown May 18, 2022May 18, 2022

The National Equity Alliance released “The Shrinking Geography of Opportunity in Metro America” this week and found that the coronavirus pandemic continues to both illuminate and deepen the challenges of structural racism and housing inequity in the United States.

**FILE** James Page receives a dose of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine at the Bowie Senior Center in Bowie, Maryland, on April 21, 2021. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)
Posted inMarian Wright Edelman

MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN: Communities Still Suffering from COVID-19

by Marian Wright Edelman May 4, 2022May 4, 2022
Posted inNational

How One Group Plans to Use Internships to Fight Medical Disparities

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer April 20, 2022April 21, 2022
Joe Biden
Posted inPolitics

Biden Admin Unveils Steps to Address Racial Inequity in America

by Stacy M. Brown April 14, 2022April 14, 2022
According to the Centers for Disease Control, over 85% of Black and brown smokers prefer menthol cigarettes. (iStockphoto/NNPA)
Posted inOpinion

CHAVIS: Smoking While Black and Brown in America

by Dr. Benamin F. Chavis, Jr. April 5, 2022April 5, 2022
Posted inHealth

White People Cared Less About COVID After Realizing It Hurt Blacks Most: Study

by Stacy M. Brown April 4, 2022April 4, 2022
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announces a new initiative aimed at increasing homeownership in the city for longtime Black residents during a press conference at Busboys and Poets restaurant in northwest D.C. on March 31.
Posted inCommunity

Bowser Admin Launches Black Homeownership Strike Force

by WI Web Staff March 31, 2022April 11, 2022
In a report titled “Too Many Locked Doors,” youth of color encounter police more often than their white peers and are disproportionately arrested despite modest differences in behavior that cannot explain the extent of arrest disparities. (The Sentencing Project)
Posted inNational

Black, Latinx Youth Locked Up More Than Their White Peers

by Stacy M. Brown March 23, 2022March 23, 2022
**FILE** Brian Flores (Behind Enemy Lines via Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inSports

With Super Bowl Over, Will NFL Address Lack of Black Head Coaches?

by Stacy M. Brown February 16, 2022February 16, 2022
**FILE** The Department of Justice headquarters in Washington, D.C. ( Bjoertvedt via Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inNational

DOJ Wades Into Black Couple’s Home Appraisal Lawsuit

by Stacy M. Brown February 14, 2022February 14, 2022

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