Black Americans’ significant economic and civil rights progress threatened, report says
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on March 8, 2024
FILE PHOTO: A raised fist is seen as protesters gather to memorialize George Floyd, who died in Minneapolis police custody, at the scene of his arrest in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. June 4, 2020. Photo by Adam Bettcher/REUTERS
WASHINGTON (AP) — Black Americans have endured considerable injustices and barriers to prosperity and equality throughout U.S. history. But their social, economic and political advances in the 60 years since the enactment of major civil rights legislation have been unsatisfactory, according to a new annual study on racial progress.
