State of Black America: Have We Overcome?
NUL releases report on African-American progress.
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National Urban League: Where We Are - Every year, the National Urban League issues a State of Black America report that gauges the progress of African-Americans in critical areas, such as education, employment and economics, as well as an equality index of the status of Blacks and whites in those areas. In the 2013 edition, released on April 10, the NUL also looked forward by taking a look back at how far African-Americans have come since 1963. – By Joyce Jones (Photo: Courtesy of The National Urban League)
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What Is an Equality Index? - The NUL likes to use a pie to explain its equality index. A whole pie equals 100 percent, so at 71.7 percent of overall equality to whites, African-Americans are missing 28 percent of the pie.(Photo: The Plain Dealer /Landov)
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The More Things Change - The high school graduation gap between African-Americans has closed by 57 percent since 1963. Three times as many enroll in college, and for every college graduate in 1963, there are five today.(Photo: Thomas Barwick/Getty Images)
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The More They Stay the Same - The percentage of African-Americans and Black children living in poverty has declined by 23 percent and 22 percent, respectively, in the past 50 years. The percentage of African-Americans who own their own homes has increased by 14 percent. (Photo: Getty Images)
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Economics: 71.7 percent - Who's Got Bank? The highest paid jobs are in the management, professional and production sectors, in which Blacks represent 11 percent, 18 percent, and 6 percent of those respective workforces. In addition, the gap in average weekly earnings is $0.89, $0.88 and $0.86.(Photo: Getty Images)
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Health: 56.3 Percent - In 2009, the cost of care for health disparities was $59.6 billion, of which African-Americans accounted for $45.3 billion. Private insurance plans paid for 38.4 percent of health disparity costs. (Photo: Todd Pearson/Getty Images)
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Education: 79.7 percent - Education Pays: African-Americans who hold bachelor's degrees or more advanced degrees earn $2.40 for every dollar earned by a high school dropout. (Photo: Christopher Futcher/Getty Images)
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Social Justice: 57.1 Percent - The progress of social justice has been "frustratingly slow." In 2011, the incarceration rate, per 100,000 prisoners, was 1,516 Blacks, compared to 261 whites. (Photo: John Moore/Getty Images)
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Civic Engagement: 99.9 Percent - In 2010, 62.8 percent of African-Americans were registered to vote and 43.5 percent actually voted, compared to 68.2 percent and 48.6 percent of whites, respectively. In addition, in 2011, 20.3 percent were involved in volunteerism, compared to 28.2 percent of whites. (Photo: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
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Where the Jobs Are and Aren't - The average gap in Black-white unemployment rates is highest in the Midwest, where the rate for African-Americans is 2.6 times higher. The lowest average gap is in the Northeast, where the African-American unemployment rate is two times higher. (Photo: Matthew Staver /Landov)
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