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Portland Police bureau changes policy on traffic stops to address racial disparities

Wednesday, June 23 by ABC News

(PORTLAND, Ore.) -- The Portland Police Bureau has changed its policy on traffic stops to address racial disparity and public safety, officials announced. Officers have been directed to no longer engage in traffic stops for low-level violations and to instead focus on poor drivers --... Read More.

COVID-19 puts spotlight on disparities in research on women’s health

Wednesday, May 19 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- When Katharine Lee, a postdoctoral research fellow at Washington University in St. Louis, and Kathryn Clancy, an associate professor of anthropology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, each say they experienced unexpected menstrual cycles after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, they did... Read More.

New survey on LGBTQ youth finds ‘concerning’ disparities in suicide risk

Wednesday, May 19 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- LGBTQ youth of color and transgender and nonbinary youth have a greater risk of suicide than their peers, especially if they have experienced discrimination, according to a new survey. The Trevor Project, a suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ young... Read More.

After the death of Marvin Scott in a Texas jail, advocates point to disparities over marijuana arrests

Tuesday, April 6 by ABC News

By Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News(ALLEN, Texas) -- The arrest and shocking death of Marvin Scott III in police custody have put a spotlight again on the racial disparities for marijuana arrests.Scott, a 26-year-old Black man, was arrested on... Read More.

Disparities persist as US tops 500,000 COVID deaths

Tuesday, February 23 by ABC News

By ERIN SCHUMAKER, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- One year after former President Donald Trump told Americans that the novel coronavirus was "very much under control in this country," the United States on Monday surpassed 500,000 deaths from COVID-19, according to data from... Read More.

Racial disparities trouble COVID-19 vaccine rollout

Friday, January 29 by ABC News

By MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- In the ongoing effort to vaccinate Americans against COVID-19, communities are expressing concerns around racial disparities in the distribution of limited doses.In Florida's Miami-Dade County, 17.7% of the population is Black, according to... Read More.

Racial disparities in alcohol and substance misuse

Friday, September 25 by ABC News

By JENNI GOLDSTEIN, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- September is National Recovery Month. Every September for the last 31 years, organizations across the country use this month to educate Americans about substance use disorders, mental health treatment... Read More.

ABC News analysis of traffic stops reveals racial disparities in several US cities

Wednesday, September 9 by ABC News

By PIERRE THOMAS, YUN CHOI, JASMINE BROWN and PETE MADDEN, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- When Philando Castile, a 32-year-old Black man, was pulled over while driving with his girlfriend and her 4-year-old daughter in Falcon Heights, Minnesota, outside of St.... Read More.

Racial disparities among lung cancer diagnoses have nearly vanished: Study

Friday, August 21 by ABC News

By DR. MOLLY STOUT, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A new study shows that racial disparities among new lung cancer diagnoses have nearly vanished.Because of deeply-rooted systemic problems, Black Americans tend to experience disproportionate rates of many common illnesses.... Read More.

COVID-19 test access disparities in some south Florida communities fall along racial, socioeconomic lines: ANALYSIS

Wednesday, July 22 by ABC News

BY: MATTHEW VANN, SOO RIN KIM, and LAURA BRONNER(NEW YORK) -- Martin Torres waited seven hours in line for a COVID-19 test at Hard Rock Stadium, an open-air venue best known as the home of the Miami Dolphins, while showing... Read More.

Stories tagged with: disparities

Portland Police bureau changes policy on traffic stops to address racial disparities

COVID-19 puts spotlight on disparities in research on women’s health

New survey on LGBTQ youth finds ‘concerning’ disparities in suicide risk

After the death of Marvin Scott in a Texas jail, advocates point to disparities over marijuana arrests

Disparities persist as US tops 500,000 COVID deaths

Racial disparities trouble COVID-19 vaccine rollout

Racial disparities in alcohol and substance misuse

ABC News analysis of traffic stops reveals racial disparities in several US cities

Racial disparities among lung cancer diagnoses have nearly vanished: Study

COVID-19 test access disparities in some south Florida communities fall along racial, socioeconomic lines: ANALYSIS

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