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Climate Change Makes Some Americans More Sick than Others
The White House has published a new report that evaluates the effects of climate change on Americans’ health. A significant contributor to climate change is carbon pollution, which is resulting in the following…
Commission to Engage African Americans on Energy, Climate Change and the Environment
The Honorable Rodney Ellis, Chair Texas State Senate Georges C. Benjamin, MD, FACP Executive Director American Public Health Association Lisa P. Jackson Former Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Vice President, Environmental…
Dellums Research and Publications
A Way Out: Creating Partners for Our Nation’s Prosperity Men and Communities: African American Males and the Well-Being of Children, Families and Neighborhoods Young Men of Color in the Media…
Joint Center 2014 Annual Gala Dinner
United States Senator Cory A. Booker Louis E. Martin Great American Award Recipient We proudly thank our 2014 Annual Gala Dinner sponsors: Joint Center: Ideas. Solutions. Change. 2014 Annual Gala Dinner…
Men’s Health Twitter Chat: I am My Brother’s Keeper: Strategies for Prioritizing the Health and Well-being of Boys and Men of Color
Please join the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, the American Public Health Association and the Men’s Health Network for a Men’s Health Twitter Chat: I am My Brother’s Keeper:…
Men’s Health Roundtable: Prioritizing Prevention, Planning and Health Promotion: Pathways to Improve the Health and Well-being of Boys and Men of Color
Please join the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, the American Public Health Association and the Men’s Health Network for a Men’s Health Roundtable: Prioritizing Prevention, Planning and Health Promotion:…
Addressing School Discipline Disparities
A recent Indiana University publication by The Discipline Disparities Research-to-Practice Collaborative discusses the disparities in school discipline among racial groups. Over the past 40 years, Black males have been disciplined at disproportionately higher…
Racial Disparities in Michigan’s Foster Care System
A recent report by the Michigan Race Equity Coalition in Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice discusses racial disparities in the Michigan adoption system. Children of color enter into the foster care…
Sixth Amendment Disparities in Delaware Criminal Courts, Part One
The Sixth Amendment Center published a recent report which examines the disparate access to counsel in Delaware criminal courts. The study researched how equally the sixth amendment right to counsel applies. Part one…
New report show poor outcomes for African-American children
A new report released by the Annie E. Casey Foundation has shed light on various outcomes for children in the United States. Some of the outcomes measured include: babies born at normal…