Fewer black Americans are dropping out of high school and more are earning associate’s degrees, but racial disparities still plague the U.S. education system, according to the National Urban League’s "State of Black America 2017" report.
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New Report: Black America Steady, Hispanic America Improving (New York Times)
WASHINGTON — A new report says Black America held steady and Hispanic America improved slightly during former President Barack Obama's final year. But the National Urban League says progress may be in danger under President Donald Trump. Its State of Black America report uses an equality index, with 100 percent being full equality with whites.
Where the biggest inequality gaps are in America (CNN)
Across America, blacks and Hispanics continue to lag behind whites in key economic areas, including household income and unemployment rates. But in some regions, the gap is far wider than in others, a new report by the National Urban League finds.
A Tale of Two Americas (Huffington Post)
A report released last week holds troubling findings about lasting inequality across the African-American community.
The state of Black America in a word, “crisis” (MSNBC)
“The dark cloud inside this silver lining is that too many people are still being left behind,” Marc Morial, head of the National Urban League, wrote in the organization’s 2015 State of Black America Report, the annual indexing of black and Latino equity in America.
Read more: http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/the-state-black-america-national-urban-league-word-crisis
Report: Black Americans Are 72% Equal to Whites (TIME)
Black Americans are about 72% equal to whites, according to a new report on racial equality.
Read More: http://time.com/3747800/state-of-black-america-report/
"Black America is in crisis": Urban League president (CBS News)
Amid ongoing tensions over the deaths of unarmed black men and teenagers by police, the National Urban League released its 2015 State of Black America report Thursday.
Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/black-america-is-in-crisis-national-urban-le...
The “State of Black America” (New York Times)
The National Urban League’s National Equality Index compares education, economics, health, social justice and civic engagement.
Read more: http://nyti.ms/1BCk0YG
A Climate In Crisis
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