Tag: reforms
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Mass Incarceration’s Role in Inequality and Harming Public Safety
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Sr Natl Correspondent The collateral consequences of a criminal conviction often amount to a lifelong disadvantage, particularly for African Americans. According to the Sentencing Project, in 2010, one in three (33%) African American adult men had a felony conviction on their record, compared to 13% of all adult men. ... -
Feds Unveil Disturbing Disparities in Pandemic-Era Schooling
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Sr Natl Correspondent The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the U.S. Department of Education has released a wealth of data from the 2020–21 school year in a revealing exposé that reveals significant disparities in education access that the coronavirus pandemic challenges have exacerbated. The findings paint a stark ... -
New NAN Chapter Fights for Justice
By Dianne Anderson Going into the 2024 election, it seems like voters have a jump on time, but not so fast. Despite an overwhelming trail of contempt charges, it looks like Trump supporters are pushing for a replay of the last Administration, and that worries Darlene Futrel, president of the Orange County National Action Network. ...