· Federal Debt Reduction Cuts
o 18% of African American children receive Social Security survivor benefits;
o 7.4 million (22.5% of the total) African American families are served by the US governmental Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program [SNAP], formerly known as food stamps.
· Health Care Reform
o Of the total number of new HIV infections in US women in 2009, 57% occurred in blacks, 21% were in whites, and 16% were in Hispanics/Latinas.;
o 3.9 million African Americans when last reported in 2006 are on Medicare and 24% are Medicaid recipients.
· American Jobs Act
o 20% of the federal employee workforce is African American;
o 16.2% of the unemployment population is African American.
· Pro-Corporate Court
o As a result of corporate spending (Citizens United) in the 2010 elections, states saw an increase in voter suppression (voter identification, purging of voter rolls, disenfranchisement of formerly incarcerated persons) laws and activities;
o Labor, employment, and anti-discrimination cases continue to reach roadblocks to justice.
… we are perplexed, but not in despair …
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