Report: U.S. Policies Threaten Black Americans’ Progress

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New policies in the U.S. threaten to unravel decades of progress for Black Americans, according to a National Urban League report released Thursday.

As the U.S. enters its 250th year, the National Urban League released its “State of Black America Report” with the goal of serving as a benchmark for evaluating racial equity.

Black Americans have a history of exclusion in the country, but the last 70 years have shown the beginnings of progress through civil rights acts and voting rights acts. But that progress is unraveling, according to Marc Morial, president and CEO of the National Urban League.

“One thing we needed to do with this report is really put a punctuation point on the fact that many of the policies today are seeking to reverse that progress,” Morial says. “That effort to reverse progress squarely impacts Black Americans. But it doesn't only impact Black Americans – it impacts women. It impacts Latinos, Asians, LGBTQ+ Americans.”

The National Urban League has produced the State of Black America report since 1976. This year’s 50th edition highlights recent progress points and losses for Black Americans and features a special section on Black consumer power.

Here are some key takeaways from the report.

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