WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Maxine Waters, of the 43rd District in California, is making the case that fair housing is directly related to us saving our democracy.

In an essay included in the Urban League’s “State of Black America,” Rep, Waters states that the housing crisis is not a new issue. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and other civil rights leaders made fair housing a tenet to reaching full racial equality, and now, over fifty years later, the fight continues.

ATLANTA – The National Urban League is sounding the alarm that our democracy is under siege.

In the executive summary of “The State of Black America,” the National Urban League’s signature report of over forty years that was originally released in 1976 that reflects the issues facing black and brown communities. The usage of the Equality Index, an analytic tool that measures how black people are doing relative to whites in America, has helped the Urban League create this report since 2005. The Index measures data in economics, health, education, social justice, and civic engagement.

In 2022, Black people have 73.9% of the proverbial pie, 26% less than white Americans.

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.

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