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Study Finds Black Children 6 Times More Likely to be Fatally Shot by Police
In news that is as heartbreaking as it is predictable, a study has found that over the last 16 years, Black kids were six times more likely to be fatally shot by police than white children. CNN reports that the study found that from 2006 to 2018, 140 children were killed as a result of…
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Rate of Black Children Who Have Received Flu Shots Is Down 10 Percent From Last Year
While the number of people who have received flu shots this year has seen an overall increase, new data has shown that when it comes to Black children that number has actually gone down. According to NBC News, a report released on Wednesday has officials at the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention somewhat alarmed.…
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Black Student in Oregon City Sues School District for Failing to Take Action on Racial Harassment
A Black student in Lake Oswego, Ore., has sued her school district, its superintendent, and a former board member turned state senator for failing to act on multiple instances of discrimination. According to Oregon Live, the Lake Oswego School District, Superintendent Lora De La Cruz, and state Sen. Rob Wagner are all named as defendants…
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Teacher Simply Acknowledging Black Lives Matter in Lesson Prompts Prolonged, Racist Outrage in Wisconsin Town
White people have continually proven that their response to being asked to not be racist is to simply be more racist. A small town in Wisconsin has been a perfect example of this, as multiple racist incidents have occurred after a teacher mentioned Black Lives Matter in a lesson about racism. The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports…
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Report: Suicide Attempts Among Black Teens Increased by 73 Percent
According to a new report, attempted suicide is on the rise among a very specific demographic: black teenagers. From CNN: From 1991 to 2017, the rate of reported suicide attempts by African-American teens rose, especially the rate among black boys, according to a study published Monday in the medical journal Pediatrics. The rate for black…