Swem Government Information - African Americans

Higher Education: Issues Related to Law School Cost and Access

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:46:00 -0500

http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d1020.pdf Examines how law schools compare with similar professional schools in cost and minority enrollment and how accreditation factors affect minority access to law schools. From the Government Accountability Office

Disproportionate Minority Contact

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:26:00 -0500

http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/ojjdp/218861.pdf Subtitled: Addressing Disproportionate Minority Contact in Juvenile Justice. Describes how local law enforcement authorities must comply with national requirements relating to the proportion of minority youth in the juvenile justice system. Provides how-to guidance for complying with federal standards and background information on media coverage and public attitudes about crime, race, and youth. From the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.

Annual Report on the Federal Work Force 2008

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 08:43:00 -0500

http://www.eeoc.gov/federal/fsp2008/fsp2008.pdf Describes the progress toward equal opportunity goals achieved by federal government employers during 2008. Offers statistics on the composition of the federal work force including characteristics by gender, race, disability and how each group ranked by pay and grade status. From the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Federal S&E Obligations to Three Types of Minority-Serving Institutions Decline in FY 2007

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 09:22:00 -0500

http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf09319/nsf09319.pdf Offers statistics on trends in federal support for science and engineering research at minority institutions as of Fiscal Year 2007. Tables also show levels of federal support by institution and by federal sponsoring agency. From the National Science Foundation.

Treatment for Substance Use and Depression Among Adults, by Race/Ethnicity

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 08:40:00 -0500

http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/2k9/163/SusUseRaceEthinicity.htm Reports that 9.7% of adults needed treatment for a substance use problem in the past year and that approximately 1 in 12 adults had a major depressive episode in the past year. Also reports that Blacks had higher rates of treatment for substance use in a specialty facility than persons of other races, and that whites were more likely to receive treatment for depression. From the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Infant Mortality Rate Reduced to Lowest Level in State History

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 13:01:00 -0500

http://www.governor.virginia.gov/MediaRelations/NewsReleases/viewRelease.cfm?id=1019 Press release which reports that the infant mortality rate for Virginia was 6.7 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2008, down from 7.7 in 2007. The infant mortality rate for African-Americans fell from 15.5 in 2007 to 12.2 in 2008. From the Office of the Governor.

Aging Differently: Physical Limitations Among Adults Aged 50 Years and Over: United States, 2001-200

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 10:19:00 -0500

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db20.pdf Reports that non-Hispanic black adults aged 50+ have higher rates of physical limitations than non-Hispanic white adults in each age group. In each race group, women are more likely than men of the same age to have one or more physical limitations. From the National Center for Health Statistics.

Achievement Gaps

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 08:13:00 -0500

http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/pdf/studies/2009455.pdf Subtitled: How Black and White Students in Public Schools Perform in Mathematics and Reading on the National Assessment of Educational Progress: Statistical Report. This report will use results from both the main NAEP and the long-term trend NAEP assessments to examine the Black-White achievement gaps, and changes in those gaps, at the national and state levels. From the National Center for Education Statistics

Differences in Prevalence of Obesity Among Black, White, and Hispanic Adults: U.S., 2006-2008

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:50:00 -0500

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5827a2.htm?s_cid=mm5827a2_x Reports that non-Hispanic Blacks had a 51% greater prevalence of obesity and Hispanics a 21% greater prevalence when compared with non-Hispanic whites. Shows data by nation, region and individual states. From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Who Marries and When? Age at First Marriage in the United States: 2002

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:24:00 -0500

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db19.pdf Reports that over 70% of men and women aged 25-44 have been or are married, but that non-Hispanic black men and women have lower percentages of marriage than Hispanics and whites. The probability that men will marry by 40 is 81%; for women the figure is 86%. From the National Center for Health Statistics.

Ricci v. DeStefano

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:24:00 -0500

http://laws.findlaw.com/us/000/07-1428 5-4 decision by the Supreme Court which affirmed the results of a placement test for firefighters which the city of New Haven, fearing discrimination lawsuits, had rejected when no African Americans and only 2 Hispanic firefighters qualified for promotion. The decision reversed rulings by District and Appeals Courts including Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor. The dissenters argued that the decision overturned Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. From Findlaw.com.

Health Disparities: A Case for Closing the Gap

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:34:00 -0500

http://www.healthreform.gov/reports/healthdisparities/disparities_final.pdf Documents the fact that low income Americans and racial and ethnic minorities experience disproportionately higher rates of disease, fewer treatment options, and reduce access to care. From the Department of Health and Human Services.

Census Bureau Releases State and County Data Depicting Nation's Population Ahead of 2010 Cens

Thu, 14 May 2009 09:09:00 -0500

http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/population/013734.html Press release with links to detailed data. Offers statistics with age, sex, race and Hispanic origin characteristics of the estimated U.S. population by state and county. Mentions that Orange County, Florida, home of Disney World, is one of six U.S. counties to have become majority-minority between 2007 and 2008. Also identifies states and counties with largest Black, Hispanic, Asian-American, and American Indian populations. From the Census Bureau.

Racial Categorization in the 2010 Census

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 09:02:00 -0500

http://www.usccr.gov/pubs/RC2010Web_Version.pdf Transcript of an April 2006 briefing by a panel of experts discussing racial categories for the 2010 Census. From the U.S. Civil Rights Commission.

Bartlett v. Strickland

Thu, 12 Mar 2009 08:47:00 -0500

http://laws.findlaw.com/us/000/07-689 5-4 Supreme Court decision that the Voting Rights Act does not require governments to draw electoral districts favorable to minority candidates where minorities make up less than half the population. The case arose from a North Carolina redistricting. From Findlaw.com