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This overrepresentation of African-American people in US jails and prisons is another indicator of the social and economic inequality affecting this population. According to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights' General Comment 14, “states have an obligation to ensure medical care for prisoners at least equivalent to that ...
The African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund Established in 2017, the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund stands between historic Black cultural sites and efforts to destroy them.
On April 20, 2021, Ma'Khia Bryant, a 16-year-old African-American girl, was fatally shot by Columbus police officer Nicholas Reardon in Columbus, Ohio when she attacked another girl with a knife. [141] Bryant was transported to Mount Carmel East hospital, where she was pronounced dead. [142] The killing sparked protests in Columbus and around Ohio.
Voter suppression efforts around the country, though mainly motivated by political considerations, often effectively disproportionately affect African Americans and other minorities. In 2016, one in 13 African-Americans of voting age was disenfranchised, more than four times greater than that of non-African-Americans.
The U.S. statement is titled “Discrimination against African-Americans in Guangzhou.” A recent increase in virus cases in China has been largely attributed to people arriving from overseas.
"It remains a shocking failure that many African Americans, especially young African American men, are harassed and threatened in their own country," Bush said. "It is a strength when protesters ...
A wave of civil unrest in the United States, initially triggered by the murder of George Floyd during his arrest by Minneapolis police officers on May 25, 2020, led to protests and riots against systemic racism in the United States, [8] [9] including police brutality and other forms of violence. [10]
The largest and oldest civil rights organisation in the United States has issued a formal advisory warning travelers to Florida that the state is “openly hostile” towards Black people, people ...