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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...

Elizabeth City NC Black Demographics

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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...

Where in pre-colonial Africa are African Americans from (estimates)?

Where in pre-colonial Africa are African Americans from? A) Senegambia-15% (coast between present day Senegal and Gambia) B) Sierra Leone/Winward Coast-16% (most of present day Sierra...

New Orleans post-Katrina update highlights widening of Race & Class gap

The San Francisco Bay View (National Black Newspaper) released its latest annual "Katrina Pain Index" which tracts statistics to highlight how changes in post-Katrina New...

Affluent African Americans more likely to live in Poor Neighborhoods

A New York Times article was written in response to the recent unrest in Milwaukee. It attempts to shed a light on how a considerable amount...

Black teachers less likely to doubt educational prospects of black boys and girls

A study by the statistics and research arm of the U.S. Education Department that "When a white (or other non-black) teacher and a black...

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