Obstacles to voting access and rights at levels not seen since the civil rights-era are key sources of inequality and threaten democracy, according to the "State of Black America" report released Monday by the National Urban League.
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Here’s What You Should Know About The State Of Black America (Huffington Post)
Black America is falling way behind, and a new report released Tuesday shows just how unequal the country is when it is divided along racial lines.
The battle for equity continues (The Final Call)
The condition of Blacks in America has not changed much in 40 years points out the 2016 State of Black America (SOBA) report released by the National Urban League (NUL).
The similarities are disheartening, said Marc Morial, president of the non-profit organization that advocates Black economic advancement, parity, political power and civil rights.
Marc Morial on the State of Black America: 'All gears have been thrown into reverse' (Times-Picayune)
For 40 years the National Urban League has documented the great divide between the social and economic prosperity of white and black Americans. And for 40 years the story has remained much the same, said Marc Morial, the league's president and CEO.
Despite Progress, Blacks Are Far From Equal With Whites (US News)
A new Urban League report comparing economic and social equality with whites shows African- Americans have made great strides over the last 40 years, with more black children enrolled in school, more young black adults going to college and enjoying a higher standard of living than in previous decades.
Unfortunately, that's the good news.
Report: Black America doing much better than 40 years ago (AP)
African-Americans are better off today than they were 40 years ago, but still lag behind in education, health, social justice, and civic engagement.
The State of Black America report is out, and it appears that African-Americans are doing about the same as they have in previous years as the nation rises out of the Great Recession.
Economic, Social Disparities Persist in US, Rights Group Contends (Voice of America)
A major U.S. civil rights organization says social and economic disparities persist in America, even though the economy has stabilized since the Great Depression nearly a decade ago.
In its 2016 State of Black America Report, the National Urban League provided a retrospective of racial equality in the United States since it started publishing the reports in 1976.
Urban League calls for $1 trillion ‘Marshall Plan’ to address disparities between the races (PBS NewsHour)
HARI SREENIVASAN: But, first, the National Urban League has released the 40th edition of its annual State of Black America Report. It’s designed to provide a snapshot of where African-Americans are relative to whites.
Report has surprising finding on black America (CBS News)
WASHINGTON - African-Americans are doing about the same as they have in previous years as the nation rises out of the Great Recession, and much better than they did when its first "State of Black America" report came out 40 years ago, the National Urban League said Tuesday.
Where is life improving for African-Americans? (MSNBC)
The National Urban League's 2016 State of Black America Report, 'Locked Out: Education, Jobs, & Justice,' which was released on Tuesday, offers a sobering reminder of the deep racial disparities in housing, employment, and education that still divides blacks and whites across America.
Marc Morial, president of the National Urban League, said the report mirrors the past.
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