“Blacks are being killed at disturbing rates when set against the rest of the American population”“A
“Blacks are being killed at disturbing rates when set against the rest of the American population”“A ProPublica analysis of killings by police shows outsize risk for young black males. Young black males in recent years were at a far greater risk of being shot dead by police than their white counterparts – 21 times greater, according to a ProPublica analysis”: http://bit.ly/1tlepItIn the coming weeks, Blackout for Human Rights will be compiling and analyzing current research on the influence of race in America across all major institutions. -- source link
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