Tag "Jazelle Hunt Washington Correspondent"

Police Violence Coverage Takes Mental Toll

WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Police have killed at least 369 people in the first four months of 2015, with 103 Black Americans – 28 percent – making up a disproportionate number of the victims, according to Ferguson protester project, Mapping the

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Teachers with Subconscious Bias Punish Blacks More

WASHINGTON (NNPA) – When teachers harbor subconscious racial bias, they are far more likely to discipline White students less severely than African Americans, according to a new study. As early as kindergarten, Black girls are being suspended at six times

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