These practices focus on community building and dialogue as alternatives to traditional models of criminal justice and law enforcement. Part Two of a three-part Special Report.
Race and Equity
Shorter lifespans, elevated levels of asthma, high blood pressure, heart and lung disease found in Black neighborhoods along highways.
Also in this week's roundup: Some states raise benefits despite Medicaid unwinding.
An investigation last year by USA Today of nearly 180 hot car deaths over the last five years revealed that there were charges brought against at least 36 people of color and 35 white individuals.
The historic Black neighborhood of Jackson Ward was intentionally split by highway development in the 1950s. Generations later, could a plan to reconnect the north and south sides renew a community?
Shiloh Jordan lost his job over a minor cannabis offense. Maryland Gov. Wes Moore pardoned him and 175,000 others, in an effort to address racial biases in drug laws.
Research suggests repeated exposure to stressors, such as racism and discrimination, leads to poor health outcomes among Black Americans. Part 1 of this special series, "The Price of Pain: Black Health & Reparations in America," explores the effects of racial weathering.
Despite declining youth crime in Indiana, Black youth still face high detention rates in the state. Initiatives like New B.O.Y. aim to offer support through mentoring.
Deaths of despair among Black people tripled from 2015-2022, surpassing white rates. Also this week: Efforts to reduce medical debt and Pew generates controversy in survey on Black Americans’ views on health care.
While Black people make up roughly 12.6% of Sacramento County’s population, they account for about 52% of all gun-related deaths from 2019 to 2023, according to an Observer analysis of coroner data.