Posts Tagged ‘disproportionately’

Documents Prove Tennessee County Disproportionately Jails Black Children

Above Photo: Alex Bandoni/ProPublica. Rutherford County court document obtained by ProPublica and Nashville Public Radio. And It’s Getting Worse. Newly Obtained Reports Show That Black Children In Rutherford County Are Locked Up More Than Twice As Often As Population Size Would Suggest. And As The Rest Of The Country Has Made Progress On Racial Disparities, […]

Diesel Emissions In Major US Cities Disproportionately Harm Communities Of Color

Above Photo: Shipping container trucks sit in traffic as the International Longshore and Warehouse Union strikes, putting a halt to most of the work at the busiest seaport complex in the nation on November 29, 2012 in Long Beach, California. David McNew/Getty Images. Diesel Vehicles Represented 5 Percent Of Traffic Through The Urban Areas But […]

Mass Shooters are Disproportionately US Veterans

Editorial — Are veterans of the U.S. military disproportionately likely to be mass killers in the United States? Asking such a question is difficult, first because of concerns of profiling, discrimination, etc., and second, because it’s hard to answer. It’s important to answer because it’s important for us to know whether military training is contributing […]

U.S. Mass Shooters Are Disproportionately Veterans

U.S. Mass Shooters Are Disproportionately Veterans By DavidSwansonwashingtonsblog.com Are veterans of the U.S. military disproportionately likely to be mass killers in the United States? Asking such a question is difficult, first because of concerns of profiling, discrimination, etc., and second, because its hard to answer. Its important to answer because its important for us to […]

U.S. Women Disproportionately Burdened By College Debt

Above Photo: Women owe $833 billion in college loans, up from $223 billion in 2004.Photo Credit: Pexels The student loan debt crisis is a glaring example of systemic gender inequality in 2017. American women owe nearly twice as much of the nation’s $1.3 trillion in student loan debt as men do, according to a recent study. Since […]

“Behind the Scenes” at Cop Block

This post was originally published by Ethan Glover at the website of NH (New Hampshire) Regional CopBlock under the original title “The Reality of CopBlock.” If you are in the New Hampshire area or just want to see what the folks out there are up to you can connect with them via their Facebook page, […]

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