Are racial disparities widening or closing? It depends on the issue |
We're happy to announce the release of a new interactive set of tools that measure the progress and/or regress for Black Americans in 15 areas. |
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The Racial Disparities Dashboard, as we've named it, provides a simple and illustrative collection of data and resources that allow researchers, journalists and other interested people to easily identify areas where Black Americans have made progress or are faring worse compared to white Americans over the five decades spanning 1970 to 2020. This includes areas in education, wealth, several health-related areas, and other critical life outcomes. Among the standout findings, it shows that Black Americans have made big strides in education, voting, and reduction of poverty rates, but remain vastly unequal or have gotten worse in maternal mortality, incarceration rates, wealth accumulation, and homeownership.
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(Watch a demonstration of how to use the dashboard in the video above)
The dashboard assigns grades to each area based on multiple factors, including whether or not the disparity has increased or decreased over that period, and if the overall condition for both groups has improved or gotten worse. Visit the dashboard here, and find our press release here.
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Event: Cities Against Racism
Join the Democracy & Belonging Forum and the German Marshall Fund of the United States on June 14, 2023 (8:00 AM - 9:15 AM PT / 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM ET / 5:00 PM - 6:15 PM CET) for our next (Un)Common Threads conversation, where we’ll explore the strengths and challenges of city governments pursuing anti-racist policies with civic leaders from Europe and the US. They’ll discuss opportunities in learning from each other internationally, and the trends, patterns, and differences from the perspective of European and U.S. localities.
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Climate grief event featured on Berkeley Talks Podcast
The Berkeley Talks podcast featured one of our recent online events about climate grief and hope which included Naomi Klein, Indigenous scholar and OBI Senior Fellow Yuria Celidwen, and OBI Global Senior Fellow Bayo Akomolafe. Check it out on Berkeley Talks.
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Last session before summer break!
This coming Monday, June 12 will be our last "Belonging: A Weekly Practice" session before we break for summer. Join us by registering here. By signing up you'll also receive updates keeping you informed about our future sessions.
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Pick up some of our stuff!
We have so much cool stuff in our swag store we know you're going to love! Posters, clothing, bags, mugs, and more! Visit our shop here! |
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