Sentences with phrase «continuing racial disparities»

The Police Department said it will review how it approaches the drug after criticism over continuing racial disparities in arrests.

And the continued racial disparity in family income and other indicators is unacceptable.»

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We will continue to shed light on pressing issues that affect maternity care like evidence - based are, obstetric violence, informed consent, access to midwifery care, access to vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC), and racial and economic disparities, while helping local communities make the changes that best work for their own populations.»

2/13/18 --» Racial Disparities Persist In Marijuana Arrests» — Politico's Brendan Cheney: «Black and brown New Yorkers continue to face marijuana arrests at rates nearly 10 times those of whites, despite early promises from Mayor Bill de Blasio to close the racial dispRacial Disparities Persist In Marijuana Arrests» — Politico's Brendan Cheney: «Black and brown New Yorkers continue to face marijuana arrests at rates nearly 10 times those of whites, despite early promises from Mayor Bill de Blasio to close the racial dispracial disparity.

Racial disparities in arrests have continued despite de Blasio's stated desire to eliminate them and the Brooklyn and Manhattan district attorneys» promises of leniency for low - level marijuana charges.

«Racial disparities in cancer mortality in general and cervical cancer specifically continue to be a vexing problem in the United States,» they write.

«This continuing gap is disappointing because improving racial and ethnic disparities in access was a key objective of the reform,» said Amresh Hanchate, PhD, of the section of General Internal Medicine at Boston Medical Center, an assistant professor at the Boston University School of Medicine, and a study co-author.

As the costs of college in the U.S. continue to rise, the disproportionate level of student loan debt among black young adults is cause for concern, as high student loan debt loads may exacerbate racial disparities in college dropout and completion rates, and may also have broader implications across the life course, including young people's ability to attain other conventional markers of adulthood (such as marriage and becoming a parent).

More urgent matters took priority, though, with features screened on topics as current as gun control (Surviving Sandy Hook), the war on drugs (Cartel Land), sexual abuse on university campuses (The Hunting Ground), economic disparity (The Divide), racial tension (3 1/2 Minutes, Ten Bullets), and climate change and its continued denial (Merchants of Doubt).

If we continue relying on property taxes as its major source of funding, we further racial disparities in our cities and deprive most minority children of a quality education.

Substantial racial and socio - economic segregation continues today, and vast disparities exist between the wealthiest and poorest districts.

Starting in prekindergarten, black boys and girls were disciplined at school far more than their white peers in 2013 - 2014, according to a government analysis of data that said implicit racial bias was the likely cause of these continuing disparities.

Racial disparities remain, though state, latimes.com/local/educatio… California and L.A. Unified graduation rates continue to increase latimes.com/local/educatio… DeVos announces -LSB-...]

They plan to continue meeting this year to discuss other issues, such as racial disparity within the youth centers and the needs of people who identify as LGBTQ.

Today, while continuing the work of Time Banking, Edgar Cahn has embarked on a civil rights initiative to address racial disparity by proposing to shift the focus from past to future by formally giving officials a future choice between continuing with present practices that often result in racially disparate impact, with validated, less expensive and replicable alternatives.

Planned Parenthood is committed to reducing racial disparities in reproductive health care, and will continue to work tirelessly for a health care system that provides affordable, high - quality care and treats all people with dignity.

During this month, much attention is put on «raising public awareness about health and healthcare disparities that continue to affect racial and ethnic minorities and efforts to advance health equity.»