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Communities of color at increased risk of diseases linked to air pollution: GW study
A new study by George Washington University researchers found that communities of color are at an increased risk of developing diseases linked to air pollution.
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Inequality in America: Education
Inequality in education dates back from before the birth of our nation, from anti-literacy laws in the 1700s and 1800s to the Supreme Court’s 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson decision that said education could be “separate but equal.” Still, though, “there was no equality in the schools,” said Dr. Karsonya Whitehead, founding executive director of The Karson Institute for Race, Peace…
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DC Releases Draft of Plan to Address Racial Inequity
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser released a draft plan to address the problems created by racial inequities in the District. The plan focuses on several key areas, and the mayor wants input from the community. “Decades or some would say centuries of discrimination have intentionally blocked Black and brown people out of opportunities to build wealth, which have compounded these...
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New Plan Addresses Racial Inequities in the District
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser released a draft of her plan to address the problems created by racial inequities in the District. News4’s Mark Segraves reports the plan focuses on several key areas, and the mayor is asking for input.