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The State of Black America 2013: Unemployment and Poverty are Holding Us Back
The National Urban League released its annual State of Black America report on April 10. It is disheartening and dismal. The non-profit organization concludes that equality between black and white Americans hasn’t improved much since 1963, which is considered the height of the Civil Rights Movement.
The State of Black America – Redeem the Dream: Jobs Rebuild America is commemorating the 50 anniversary of the Great March on Washington by including a “retrospective analysis conducted through the lens of The Equality Index®” according to PR Newswire.
Overall the report shows minimal improvement in black America, particularly in education and employment.
More blacks are finishing high school. The completion gap has closed by 57 percentage points.
There are more than triple the number of Blacks enrolled in college compared to 1963.
Fewer blacks are living in poverty. This number declined by 23 points.
However, there is still a widening achievement and wealth gap between blacks and whites. Some of the startling findings include:
The Black-White income gap has only closed by 7 points. It is now at 60 percent.
The unemployment gap is still at 52 percent, which is only a 6 point decline.
No improvement has been made in the unemployment ratio. It is still two-to-one, as it was in 1963.
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http://www.clutchmagonline.com/2013/04/the-state-of-black-america-2013-unemployment-and-poverty-are-holding-us-back/
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