Tag Archives: Racial Disparities

On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts William Hosea and Natalia Galvan speak with two women of color who are vying for local and national political offices: As a healthcare professional, Dr. Valerie McCray has evaluated thousands of men and women of our military suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain injuries from the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, …

A new report, by the Monroe County chapter of the NAACP and the Unitarian Universalist Church of Bloomington’s Racial Justice Task Force, found African-Americans in Monroe County are disproportionately affected by the Criminal Justice system. Less than four percent of Monroe County residents are Black, but last year African-Americans made up over a quarter of those imprisoned from Monroe County. …