racial disparities

A $50,000 study commissioned by the city of St. Petersburg has University of South Florida Faculty and community members exploring the history of structural racism in the city, and what actions need to be taken to address it.

Of the more than 1 million people who have received a coronavirus vaccine in Florida, only about 5% are Black.

The coronavirus pandemic has taken a toll on millions of people around the world. In the United States, Black people are more at risk of dying from or developing serious complications from the virus. The economic fallout has also had a disproportionate impact on minorities, and the summer of racial justice protests has only compounded the mental and emotional stress for some.

His book describes issues that affect the Black community. Mental health is one of them.

Area residents have a more positive view of race relations within the region than they do within the U.S. as a whole, the poll says, but there are still drastic disparities between the Black and white experience.

Only a handful of admirals in the U.S. are Black, and none of them are at the two highest ranks.

Advocates are calling attention to statistics that show Black airmen are brought up for punishment more often than their white counterparts. The Air...

Despite political and social progress, African Americans still lag far behind economically.

The U.S. Justice Department will release its report this morning on apparent racial disparities in the Tampa Police Department's issuance of bicycle…