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Whether you recently graduated from college or are a young professional or entrepreneur, deciding where to kickstart your career could be top of mind. While some might think New York City or Washington D.C. are the ideal places for postgraduates to launch their careers, a recent report from Wallethub suggests otherwise. The report, titled 2023’s […]
Overall, the unemployment rate among Latinos decreased in May. Meanwhile, unemployment for Black workers overall increased in May. The monthly jobs report is made up of two surveys: the payroll survey of employers and the household survey. Steve Debenport | E+ | Getty Images The U.S. unemployment rate rose in May, but declined for Hispanic […]
(Delmaine Donson/Getty Images) This study is Pew Research Center’s most comprehensive, in-depth attempt to explore religion among Black Americans. Its centerpiece is a nationally representative survey of 8,660 Black adults (ages 18 and older), featuring questions designed to examine Black religious experiences. The sample consists of a wide range of adults who identify as Black […]
Key Points Question How many excess deaths and years of potential life lost for the Black population, compared with the White population, occurred in the United States from 1999 through 2020? Findings Based on Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data, excess deaths and years of potential life lost persisted throughout the period, with initial […]
Carla E. Zelaya, PhD1,*; Brandi P. Smith, PhD1,*; Aspen P. Riser, MPH1; Jaeyoung Hong, PhD1; Samantha Distler, MPH1; Siobhán O’Connor, MD1; Ermias Belay, MD1; Mohammad Shoeb, PhD1; Michelle A. Waltenburg, DVM1; Maria E. Negron, DVM, PhD1; Sascha Ellington, PhD1 (View author affiliations) View suggested citationSummary What is already known about this topic? Monkeypox (mpox) has […]
Non-Hispanic Black mothers are more than three times more likely to die from a pregnancy-related problem than non-Hispanic White moms. (photo courtesy of <iStockphoto/NNPA>) A new study shows that after some progress, the number of deaths and years of possible life lost among America’s Black population stopped going down and then started going up again. […]
Graphic by Kasey Turman Although only 6% of Oxford residents identified as Black in the U.S. Census, about 12% of pedestrians stopped, but not arrested, in Oxford last year were Black. Source: Oxford Police Community Relations and Review Committee Although only 6% percent of Oxford residents are Black, nearly 10% of arrests by the Oxford […]
Rates of HIV have continued to fall in the US, although less so among at-risk Black and Latino men who are less likely to get a medication that’s shown to prevent the disease. Estimated annual new HIV infections were 12% lower in 2021 than in 2017, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control […]
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A new study shows that after some progress, the number of deaths and years of possible life lost among America’s Black population stopped going down and then started going up again. The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) said their results show that new ways of doing things are needed. JAMA looked at statistics […]