In 2020, Black households had the lowest median household income of $45,870. In comparison, White households had a median household income of $74,912.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 1968 to 2021 Annual Social and Economic Supplements (CPS ASEC).

From 1937 to 1966, Black women were most likely to be forcibly sterilized in the state; desegregation coincided with a dramatic increase in the rate. "In North Carolina, which sterilized the third highest number of people in the United States – 7,600 people from 1929 to 1973"

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The CDC began collecting U.S. abortion incidence statistics in 1969. However, states are not required to report. The data excludes California, Maryland, and New Hampshire, which do not report their statistics. Therefore, the CDC's surveillance data is likely underreported. The Guttmacher Institute, which conducts a national survey, reports higher numbers. In 2019 the CDC reported a total of 629,898 abortions nationally. The Guttmacher Institute reported 916,460 total abortions. "According to the Guttmacher Institute, the U.S. abortion rate ticked upwards in 2019 and 2020 after having decreased for nearly three decades. Both abortion proponents and opponents have previously cited restrictions to abortion access as the reason for the years-long decline."²

Source: CDC, Statista

Source: World Prison Brief

U.S. Poverty Rates by race and ethnicity 2013 - 2020: The following data is from the U.S. Census Bureau's Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC).

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau

In 2020, Black households had the lowest median household income of $45,870. In comparison, White households had a median household income of $74,912.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 1968 to 2021 Annual Social and Economic Supplements (CPS ASEC).

According to a Gallop study, more Americans are familiar with Juneteenth this year compared to last year.

The Emancipation Proclamation was implemented on January 1, 1862, declaring "that all persons held as slaves within the rebellious states are, and henceforward shall be free." However, it took two years for the Union army to make their way to Texas to enforce this proclamation on June 19, 1865. This date is behind the naming of "Juneteenth." A common misconception is that Juneteenth ended slavery throughout the United States. Not until the 13th Amendment was ratified on December 6, 1865, did slavery end. And even then, it wasn't long until the "Jim Crow" era began. Find out more about Juneteenth, the Reconstruction Amendments, and slavery's long-lasting impacts on Black Americans here.

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Source: Gallup

2022 is already on track to becoming the worst year in recent history for LGBTQ state legislative attacks.

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Source: Human Rights Campaign