Articles tagged as: racial disparity
January 18, 2021
Black Families More Likely To Lack Housing Amid Pandemic
Hoosier housing experts say the coronavirus has put added pressure on many families. There may be fewer options to live with relatives, leaving more parents and children without a permanent residence. And that can hit the Black community especially hard. A look at the issue through the experience of a single father of five.
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US Investigates Discipline Disparity In South Bend Schools
U.S. Department of Justice officials are visiting multiple South Bend schools to investigate racial disparities in student discipline that leaves black students expelled and suspended at a higher rate than their white classmates.
Read MoreOctober 24, 2018
Childhood Obesity Data Highlights Racial Disparity
Indiana youth continue to have higher rates of obesity than the national average and according to a new national data analysis - some minorities in the state are at greater risk.
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