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House Passes Bill That Would Allow Auto Dealers to Charge People of Color More

Decorative: CalendarJanuary 5, 2016

House Democrats and Republicans reached across the aisle in a move that could eliminate a consumer protection that prevents car dealers from charging Black and Latino customers more for their vehicles. It seems Congress doesn’t care if auto...

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Psychological Research Promotes Equity and Social Justice

Decorative: CalendarJanuary 4, 2016

The first-ever APA Public Interest Leadership Conference offered advice for translating science into social change. In some parts of New Orleans, one of the most inequitable cities in the nation, life expectancy is just 55 — lower than in many...

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The new show about race from the creator of ‘The Wire’ should make you very uncomfortable

Decorative: CalendarDecember 28, 2015

The scene in the HBO miniseries "Show Me a Hero," shows several hundred public housing residents gather on folding chairs in a Yonkers gymnasium hoping for tickets out of the city's neglected high-rise projects. On offer are 70 new townhomes on the...

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Under New Oregon Law, All Eligible Voters Are Registered Unless They Opt Out

Decorative: CalendarDecember 26, 2015

Americans are required to register if they want to vote; as of this week, Oregonians will have to register not to.  In front of a packed and cheering audience Monday, Gov. Kate Brown signed a first-in-the-nation bill to automatically register...

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What would a more equitable D.C. look like?

Decorative: CalendarDecember 24, 2015

In D.C.’s poorest wards — 7 and 8, where residents are overwhelmingly black — growth in businesses is lagging behind other parts of the city, the number of high school dropouts is high and incomes are either falling or stagnant....

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The Disruptors

Decorative: CalendarDecember 22, 2015

A shift has occurred in the year since Michael Brown’s death sparked unrest in the streets of Ferguson, Missouri, on August 9, 2014.  National conversations have arisen around issues affecting the black community in America: police...

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Racial Equity Toolkit: An Opportunity to Operationalize Equity

Decorative: CalendarDecember 18, 2015

The Government Alliance on Race and Equity is pleased to share the new “Racial Equity Toolkit: An Opportunity to Operationalize Equity”. Racial equity tools are designed to integrate explicit consideration of racial equity in decisions,...

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Access to mental health, addiction & recovery services lagging behind other areas of healthcare for teen boys

Decorative: CalendarDecember 7, 2015

Less than one-quarter of adults perceive lots of availability of behavioral/mental health care for teen boys, even fewer perceive lots of availability of addiction/recovery services Several tragic events have contributed to recent national...

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Negative beliefs about aging predict Alzheimer’s disease in Yale-led study

Decorative: CalendarDecember 7, 2015

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Colleges Trying To Find Ways To Deal With Racial Incidents

Decorative: CalendarDecember 3, 2015

WASHINGTON (AP) — Officials were slow to handle racial incidents at the University of Missouri, and that contributed to protests, a student hunger strike, a threatened boycott by the football team and ultimately, the resignations of two...

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