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Talking Points

Talking Points

Face of the Uninsured The United States spends more than any other nation in the world on healthcare—more than $2.2 trillion each year—almost $8,000 per person. Despite increases in spending, disparities among race and ethnic groups continue. Roughly 46 million people... (Continue reading)

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African Americans Love to Tweet

African Americans Love to Tweet

Twitter is the leader of the pack among African American social networkers, according to a study by the Pew Internet and American Life Project, an initiative of the Pew Research Center, a nonprofit research organization.... (Continue reading)

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College-Educated Blacks Hardest Hit by Unemployment

College-educated white workers still had a relatively low unemployment rate of 3.8% as of March 2009, reports the Economic Policy Institute.... (Continue reading)

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Black Girls 50% More Likely to Be Bulimic Than White Girls

The eating disorder bulimia, characterized by reoccurring episodes of binging and purging, has been perceived as affecting privileged white teens.... (Continue reading)

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Grad Rates Higher for Black Athletes

Athletic departments are graduating black students at higher rates than universities as a whole, according to The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport.... (Continue reading)

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Black Colleges Graduating Fewer Students

Roughly 37% of black students at historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) finish a degree within six years. ... (Continue reading)

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