The Urban League Report is extensive, covering six key areas of concern. The United Way is at the forefront of the fight against social injustice in the city, and President and CEO Sheena Wright joins the show to talk about what the figures mean, and what can be done to fix the problems.
There are huge disparities in education, with Black students falling behind in language and math skills, along with college admission. And now that the city's students are learning remotely again, the inequity in broadband and computer access may set them farther behind.
Then there is healthcare. The pandemic has shined a spotlight on the lag in healthcare for communities of color, who are dying at twice the rate of whites from COVID-19. But there were disparities long before coronavirus, like the shocking infant mortality rate. Wright gives her take on the results of the report, and talks about how it can be turned around.