Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Politics

Systemic racism holding back Black Americans: Civil rights group

The report comes nearly two years after the US experienced a major reckoning on racism in the aftermath of the killing of George Floyd, a Black man who died after being pinned to the ground by a white police officer during an arrest in Minneapolis [File: Andrew Harnik/AP]

Black people in the United States are trailing white people in critical areas, including wealth, education, social justice, health and civic engagement, the National Urban League said in its annual report released on Tuesday.

The civil rights group said its Equality Index – a compendium of average outcomes by race in many aspects of life – showed that Black Americans, despite making economic and health gains, still only get 73.9 percent of what white people enjoy in the country.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.