racial disparities Archives - Page 17 of 19 - The Washington Informer

Courtesy of National Institute on Aging

Chronically Ill Black Seniors Report Discrimination: Study

by WI Guest Author January 9, 2018October 31, 2020

Black Experience, Health

Race a Factor in Hospital Care for Premature Babies: Study

by WI Guest Author January 3, 2018October 31, 2020

Sandra Pruitt (left), executive director of the People for Change Coalition, discusses the complaint her group filed against the Prince George's County Department of the Environment for racial discrimination during a press conference in Largo on Dec. 1. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

Prince George's County

Racial Discrimination Alleged in Funding of Prince George’s Stormwater Program

by William J. Ford December 6, 2017October 31, 2020

Black Experience, Education

Racial Gap Persists in Internet Access: Census Report

by WI Guest Author December 5, 2017October 31, 2020

Courtesy of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CDC Reports Decline in Death Rates from Diseases Plaguing Blacks

by WI Guest Author October 27, 2017October 31, 2020

Black Methodist United, a nationwide assemblage of African-American Methodist clergy, convene Oct. 4 at the National Press Club in D.C. to discuss eradication of high unemployment among African-Americans. (Dorothy Rowley/The Washington Informer)

Community, Local Business

D.C. Economy Leaves Black Residents Behind, Study Finds

by Tatyana Hopkins – Washington Informer Contributing Writer October 25, 2017October 31, 2020

African-Americans are disproportionately affected by student loan defaults. (Courtesy photo)

Black Experience, Education

Blacks Face Structural Hurdles for Student Loans, Report Shows

by Stacy M. Brown October 25, 2017October 31, 2020

Mayor Muriel Bowser and D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Antwan Wilson both expressed excitement as they greeted student and led D.C. officials on a tour of the modernized Marie Reed Elementary School in Northwest on Aug. 21 opening of the 2017-18 school year. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

Black Experience, Education

Children of Color Still Face Obstacles in America: Report

by William J. Ford October 24, 2017October 31, 2020

Health, National

Flint Water Crisis Affected Fetal Deaths, Infertility: Study

by WI Guest Author September 22, 2017October 31, 2020

Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons via wemu.org

ELLIS: Environmental Racism Persists Far Beyond Flint Water Crisis

by WI Guest Author September 20, 2017October 31, 2020