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Hakim Littleton was an armed 20-year-old African-American man who was fatally shot by police officers in Detroit, Michigan. In the morning hours of July 5, 2020, police officers were in the process of detaining another individual. Littleton was approached by the officers, pulled out a firearm and shot at one of the officers. [71]
Stereotypic schemas of Southern Blacks were used to attribute issues in urban areas, such as crime and disease, to the presence of African-Americans. Overall, African-Americans in most Northern and Western cities experienced systemic discrimination in a plethora of aspects of life.
Avery and Rendall used 1989 SCF data to discover that the mean value in 2002 of white Americans' inheritances was 5.46 times that of African Americans', compared to 3.65 that of current wealth. White Americans received a mean of $28,177 that accounted for 20.7% of their mean wealth while African Americans received a mean of $5,165 that ...
Podcast, Dr. Christina Greer and Dr. Jason Johnson examine Russia hacking the U.S., the Biden-Harris cabinet picks, and how Black America is still reluctant to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Earlier ...
These backlashes were not surprising, especially since, throughout American history, the civil rights, liberties and even the lives of African Americans have been treated as little more than poker ...
While African Americans and Asian Americans have both faced historical and current racial discrimination from whites, the means of discrimination have often taken different forms. In addition, these two groups (which encompass numerous ancestral backgrounds) have also competed for jobs, education and resources over the decades, and have ...
In 2018, the National Urban League launched a podcast to discuss policy issues affecting African Americans. NEW YORK, NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 08: (L-R) Michelle Miller and Marc H. Morial, President ...
A Black Lives Matter die-in over rail tracks, protesting alleged police brutality in Saint Paul, Minnesota (September 20, 2015). Black Lives Matter (BLM) is a decentralized political and social movement [1] [2] that aims to highlight racism, discrimination, and racial inequality experienced by black people and to promote anti-racism.