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Friday, 16 November 2007
This summer ColorLines and The Chicago Reporter conducted a joint national investigation of fatal police shootings in America’s 10 largest cities, each of which had more than 1 million people in 2000. Several striking findings emerged. To begin, African Americans were overrepresented among police shooting victims in every city the publications investigated. Add Comment (0) Hits: 263

Five Questions with Marla McDaniel

Friday, 16 November 2007
Marla McDaniel discusses her new report, "Racial Disparities and the New Federalism" and how opportunities have changed for low-income families. McDaniel is a research associate in the Labor, Human Services, and Population Center and focuses on family resources, social policies, and race. Click to continue at Urban Institute Add Comment (0) Hits: 252

Optimism about Black Progress Declines: Blacks See Growing Values Gap Between Poor and Middle Class

Thursday, 15 November 2007

African Americans see a widening gulf between the values of middle class and poor blacks, and nearly four-in-ten say that because of the diversity within their community, blacks can no longer be thought of as a single race. The new nationwide Pew Research Center survey also finds blacks less upbeat about the state of black progress now than at any time since 1983.

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African Americans born to middle class parents more likely to fall down economic ladder than whites

Tuesday, 13 November 2007

Looking at economic mobility outcomes by race calls into question whether the American Dream is a reality for black and white families alike. In every income group, blacks are less likely than whites to climb the ladder, and the majority of blacks born to middle-income parents are slipping out of the middle class, according to the data analyzed in the report being released today, "Economic Mobility of Black and White Families."

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A Monument At Last - The African Burial Ground, N.Y.C.

Wednesday, 07 November 2007
Scattered throughout the crowd gathered to celebrate the dedication of the African Burial Ground National Monument in lower Manhattan were community activists who remember arriving at the site in 1991 when steam shovels had disinterred more than 400 graves. Click to continue at The Network Journal Add Comment (2) Hits: 130