National Urban League says the state of Black America is grim
“’In that area of wealth, we’ve seen almost no change, none, since the civil rights days,’ Morial said. ‘The wealth disparity has gotten wider.’
Among dozens of health measures, one stands out: Life expectancy has declined slightly for African Americans, so a Black child born today can expect to live to 74.7, four years less than a white baby. And lifelong inequities loom: Black women are 59 percent more likely to die as a result of bearing a child, and 31 percent more likely to die of breast cancer. Black men are 52 percent more likely to die of prostate cancer.”