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Black deaths at the hands of law enforcement are linked to historical lynchings: U.S. counties where lynchings were more prevalent from 1877 to 1950 have more officer-involved killings
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Black workers face two of the most lethal preexisting conditions for coronavirus—racism and economic inequality
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Criminalization of black and brown communities in the Midwest adds to public health crisis during COVID-19 pandemic
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Domestic workers chartbook: A comprehensive look at the demographics, wages, benefits, and poverty rates of the professionals who care for our family members and clean our homes
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Access to online learning amid coronavirus is far from universal, and children who are poor suffer from a digital divide
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The coronavirus will explode achievement gaps in education
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Do black economists matter?: The media erasure of black economic voices hurts the hardest-hit communities by the pandemic and society at large
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Domestic workers are at risk during the coronavirus crisis: Data show most domestic workers are black, Hispanic, or Asian women
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Wisconsin’s election during this pandemic shows that limiting voting options is the new form of voter suppression
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Exposed and underpaid: Women still make less than men, including in sectors especially affected by the coronavirus
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Lynchings a century ago affect black voting behavior today
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Contemporary Social Issues & the African American Experience: PREE Workshop 6
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Black-white wage gaps are worse today than in 2000
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News from EPI › Media advisory: EPI to host roundtable on policy priorities for black workers during the 2020 presidential race
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Schools are still segregated, and black children are paying a price
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The Trump administration’s new housing rules will worsen segregation
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This MLK Day, remember Emmett Till and voter suppression
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College athletes and Ph.D. students both work for the university, but only one earns a salary
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Racialized women’s unrecognized community work uplifts everyone
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America’s debtor prison must be stopped, with Damion Shade
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Native Americans too often left out of economic debate, with Patrice Kunesh
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I want to see myself in the data, with Rhonda Sharpe
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Latina workers have to work nearly 11 months into 2019 to be paid the same as white non-Hispanic men in 2018
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State unemployment by race and ethnicity
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America’s Racist Economy
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Race in the Heartland: Equity, Opportunity, and Public Policy in the Midwest
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Black and Hispanic men could face disproportionate job loss due to transportation automation
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Racial and ethnic income gaps persist amid uneven growth in household incomes
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How lynching still affects American politics
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News from EPI › Income growth slows significantly again in 2018