and civic engagement in the way we want. so all these issues are tied together, and the analogy we have been using is the caboose on the train. african americans, when it comes to these categories, it remains at twice what it is for whites. and that s the challenge for 21st century america. so the report is free, it s available. we hope people will download it, take a look at it, and use it for their discussions and debates, and election officials will use it for policy-making. state of america.org. now, the report also shows that black americans have only modest gains in economics and health since 2000 to 2005. right now, black wealth is up just over 5 percentage points, and health is up over 8
urban league provides insight into everything from the economy and voting rights as it pertains to black america and the state of black america. this year, the index shows black americans only get 73.9 of what white americans enjoy. not much difference from the 2000 to 2005 area. there have been huge strides in categories such as economics and health. both up by several percentage points. where the numbers dipped by nearly 10 percentage points was in social justice and civic engagement. black americans lost ground in these areas according to the report. here to talk more about the report s findings is the president and ceo of the national urban league. mark, let s dive right in. you and i have worked closely
that the differential doesn t change much on an overall basis. we saw modest gains in economics, modest gains in health, and i would underscore, these figures are prethe covid pandemic. so the economic gain we had consistent economic expansion that began under barack obama and continued into 2020. we had the affordable care act, those factors played a huge role in the change in those areas. we ve also had in the civic s engagement base and this is a key part of this report this campaign, this plot, this effort to undermine black and broad participation in elections. it s the assaults on the voting rights act. it s ause of a filibuster to reinstate section five of the
any peace deal that were on the table will come off the table. but the russians have never been particularly serious about any sort of peace deal with the ukrainians. it s not just about ukraine not joining nato. they seem to want some land here as well. but ukrainians are fighting hard and saying they are not willing to give up any land in their country. even zelenskyy mentioned that again today that they re not willing to give up any of the donbass region in that fight. so this looks like this war is now going to enter a much more lethal phase. all right. ali, thank you for that report. joining me now is congressman jim clyburn, democrat of south carolina and house majority. congressman, thank you for joining us tonight, especially on easter sunday. but i want to get first to get
every year, the national urban league puts out a report on the state of black america. within that report is the equality index, which measures how black americans are doing in comparison to white americans, and this year s findings are pretty grim. it shows the black people still get only 73.9% of the american pie that white people enjoy. and here s some facts that explain the reasons why. the median household income for black people, 37% less than that of white people. black couples are less likely to own a home. but twice as likely to be denied a mortgage or a home loan. the wealth disparity is as wide as ever. and even worse, the life expectancy for black people is declining, with a black child now expected to live four years less than a white child. joining me now is mark morial