National Urban League Releases State of Black America

ATLANTA – On Tuesday, April 12th, the National Urban League released its yearly report on the conditions facing Black people today in Atlanta.

According to the report, the State of Black America is grim.

The Equality Index, a tool that deciphers the outcomes of race in several aspects of daily life, has been used by the Urban League since 2005. This year, it has shown how hard it is to be Black in America – lagging in education, social justice, and civic engagement.

President and CEO of the National Urban League, Marc Morial, observed, “These numbers change so little and so slowly. What it tells me is that this institutional disparity based on race seems to be built into American society.”

The gap between black and white regarding wealth is still very wide, with the median income of a Black household being 37% less than that of a white one. Morial says, “The wealth disparity has gotten wider.”

Another stark discovery was that life expectancy has declined, with a Black child being expected to live only up to 74.7 years, which is four years less than a white child. Black women are 59% more likely to die from childbirth, they’re also 31% more likely to die of breast cancer. Black men are 52% more likely to die of prostate cancer.

With data from the Department of Justice, the report also notes that Black people are twice as likely to experience uses of force by the police, and three times more likely to be put in jail.

On the same day that he reported that white people are 5% more likely to vote than Black people in his report, in a state that Morial calls, “ground zero for voter suppression,” he also launched the “Reclaim Your Vote” campaign.

“We’ve got to remain resolute, to push back against this,” he said. “We cannot give in. We cannot give up.”

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