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Study: Little Progress for African-American Men on
Racial Equality Since 1970
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Photo selected by The Black Star
Project.
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July 14, 2014
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Derek A. Neal, Economics
Professor, University of Chicago
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Armin Rick, Economics Professor, University of
Chicago
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In recent years, the U.S. has
celebrated the 50th anniversaries of the March on Washington, the Civil Rights
Act and a number of other landmark accomplishments considered pivotal in making
the U.S. a better place for African Americans.
But despite a deep reverence for
those accomplishments, a new study suggest that African-American men today face
such high levels of unemployment and incarceration that they are in little
better position when compared with white men than a half-century ago.
The working paper, by University
of Chicago researchers Derek Neal and Armin Rick, is based on preliminary
findings and has not yet been peer-reviewed.
"The growth of incarceration
rates among black men in recent decades combined with the sharp drop in black
employment rates during the Great Recession have left most black men in a
position relative to white men that is really no better than the position they
occupied only a few years after the Civil Rights Act," the study reads.
The study uses census data to
show that more than 10% of black men in their 30s will be incarcerated at some
point during a calendar year. This number was around 2% for white males of the
same age group.
The study attributes the
corrosive impact of incarceration on the African-American community, at least in
part, to the institution of more punitive criminal-justice policies.
African-American men also appear
to face a more difficult employment situation. More than a third of
African-American men between the ages of 25 and 49 lacked employment in
2010.
"The Great Recession period of
2008-2010 was quite bleak for black men," the study reads. "Recent levels of
labor market inequality between black and white prime-age men are likely not
materially different than those observed in
1970."
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"We don't need more of the FBI, the CIA, the AFT, the
TFE, the DEA, the TSA or any other federal law enforcement agency to stop
violence in Chicago. We need viable systems of economic
development, a community development plan, support for parent and family
development, along with a functional education system. Last year, the Chicago Police Department spent $100
million on police overtime to combat the violence. It did not work." - Phillip
Jackson, The Black Star Project
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Feds Sending More Support To
Combat Chicago Gun Violence
By
Associated Press
July 17,
2014
CHICAGO (AP) - Federal officials
are sending more agents to Chicago to help the police department fight violence
after the city experienced a bloody July 4 holiday weekend that left more than a
dozen people dead and dozens more injured.
The Bureau of Tobacco, Firearms
and Explosives is assigning seven more agents to work in the city, upping the
total number of agents to 52, to "bring more resources to Chicago to combat some
of the gun violence."
Federal authorities have been
discussing ways that FBI and other federal agents could help combat gun violence
and street gangs - major reasons why Chicago led the nation in homicides in
2013.
A Department of Justice news
release also says the FBI has temporarily assigned during the summer 20 agents
to help the 100 agents already in Chicago.
In the release, U.S. Attorney
General Eric Holder linked the influx to a recent round-table discussion on
youth violence that he participated in with Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
"The Department of Justice will
continue to do everything in its power to help the city of Chicago combat gun
violence," Holder said in a statement. "These new agents are a sign of the
federal government's ongoing commitment to helping local leaders ensure
Chicago's streets are safe."
Police Superintendent Garry
McCarthy, who holds weekly news conferences to highlight the fact that the
department seizes more illegal guns than any other police force in the country,
welcomed the increased federal resources.
"We have enjoyed an
ever-improving and increasingly productive relationship with our federal
partners," he said in the statement.
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Join The Black
Star
Community PTA
(BSCPTA)
Parents Must Take Control of Their Children's Education.
Our Next Meeting Is:
Thursday, July 24, 2014, 6:30 pm
at The Black Star Project
3509 South King Drive
Chicago, Illinois
The BSCPTA is recruiting 500 members from around the country.
You can become a member of the BSCPTA by sending your membership dues of $10.00 from anywhere in the country
to:
Black Star Community PTA
3509 South King Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60653
or call 773.285.9600 for more information. Please include
your name, address, email and phone number with each membership.
For more information about the
National PTA, visit www.pta.org.
Click Here to Learn How to
Establish a Community PTA
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The
Black Star Project's
Girls
Mentoring Program
Presents
Sister
Yaa Simpson
Is a Community
Epidemiologist, has an AA in Applied Surgical Technology, a Bachelors in Public
Health, a Masters in Public Health, is a Ph.D. Student in Epidemiology and is
one of the 73 "Sexiest Scientist in the America"! She Will Talk to Young Girls
9- to 14-Years Old about Sexual Health and Sexually Transmitted
Infections.
All girls must have permission
slips to attend this session. No males allowed at this
session!
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Bring Your Girls 9- to 14-Years
Old
Thursday, July 31, 2014
6:30 pm, FREE!
The Black Star Project
3509 South King Drive
Chicago, Illinois
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Parents should call 773.285.9600 to RSVP for
this session or for more information so that their daughters, granddaughters or
nieces may attend this session or enroll into our Girls Mentor
Program.
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The Black Star
Project
is sponsoring an
introduction to Pipefitting for candidates for the next class of
Pipefitters
with Mr. Adam Sutter
of
CHICAGO Pipefitters LOCAL
597
on/at
Wednesday July 30, 2014, 6:30pm
The Black Star Project
3509 South King Drive
Chicago, Illinois
Applicants must:
- be at
least 17 years of age to apply and 18 years old to be accepted into the
program
- have a
high school diploma or GED, valid driver's license and a birth
certificate
- be able
to express their desire and commitment to starting a successful career in the
Trades
- be able
to work in the United States legally
An applicant does not have to have any
experience but if they do that is a plus. Please call 773.285.9600 for
more information about this opportunity and to RSVP/register for this
session. Only 25
candidates will be admitted to this introductory session. Attending this session
does not guarantee that you will become an apprentice! Additional review and
evaluation, beyond this session, will
occur.
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