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DATA CHART: Black Homicides from Reagan to Biden

In the Reagan era, there was a significant surge in the volume of cocaine entering the United States. Once it reached the underground economy...

Data Chart: African Americans still the Largest Group Targeted by Hate Crimes

In our most recent analysis, we examined hate crime data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for the five-year period spanning 2014 to...

2021: Black Male Life Expectancy Dropped 6 years since 2014

The overall Life expectancy in the United States peaked in 2014 for all races and ethnicities, then it began dropping slightly before the pandemic....

African Americans No Longer the Face of COVID-19 Deaths?

Early in the pandemic it was widely reported that African Americans were being severely affected by COVID-19 cases and deaths. In early April, 2020...

DATA CHART: Essential African American Workers at Risk of COVID-19

One of the reasons health departments across the country are reporting African Americans with higher incidence rates of positive COVID-19 test results and deaths...

COVID-19: Why Data shows African Americans might be affected at higher rates

New BLACK COVID-19 TRACKER CLICK HERE Long gone are the days when some African Americans shares rumors on social media that they may be immune...

CHARTS: Are African Americans at Risk for the Coronavirus?

With the revelation on March 17th that famous actor Eldris Elba tested positive for the Coronavirus or COVID-19, the circulating rumors that Black people...

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