February 17, 2010
Solving Racial Issues in Our Own Backyard
Racing the Statehouse Finds Solutions for Racial Inequity Available to States
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Racial disparities in employment, housing, healthcare and education are pervasive, but they need not be permanent. When rules are unfair or applied unjustly, we must hold elected officials responsible. State-level advocates are taking the lead by identifying innovative solutions to institutional racism. Racing the Statehouse shows how these groups have established racial justice as a standard for proactive policy making.
Racing the Statehouse, a series of state-level reports spanning eight states, finds many viable policy solutions to racial equity are available when state lawmakers explicitly consider the racial impacts of their decisions.
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