Apple awarding $5 million to four historically Black colleges and universities
Apple has announced four historically Black colleges and universities will receive $5 million of its Racial Equity and Injustice Initiative fund.
Howard University is one of four institutions receiving funds
The Racial Equity and Injustice Initiative is a $100 million fund supplied by Apple to ensure more positive outcomes for communities of color. It focuses on three areas: education, criminal justice reform, and economic equality.
On Thursday, Apple announced four new schools that would be receiving funds. Alabama A&M University, Howard University, Morgan State University, and Prairie View A&M University will each receive three-year grants to support each school's engineering pipelines.
"The HBCU community is home to incredible Black talent and we are thrilled to work alongside these universities to enhance the opportunities for their students," said Lisa Jackson, Apple's vice president of environment, policy and social Initiatives in a statement. "We know many jobs of the future will be in innovative areas like silicon engineering and we want to help ensure the leaders of tomorrow have access to transformational learning opportunities."
According to USA Today, studies show Black professionals make up only 5% of the tech workforce, 3% of tech executives, and 1% of tech founders. Apple hopes to target historically Black colleges and universities to address such disparity in the workforce.
In addition to the funds, Apple is providing education resources directly. Students will be able to engage with Apple engineers through design projects and internships.
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Howard University is one of four institutions receiving funds
The Racial Equity and Injustice Initiative is a $100 million fund supplied by Apple to ensure more positive outcomes for communities of color. It focuses on three areas: education, criminal justice reform, and economic equality.
On Thursday, Apple announced four new schools that would be receiving funds. Alabama A&M University, Howard University, Morgan State University, and Prairie View A&M University will each receive three-year grants to support each school's engineering pipelines.
"The HBCU community is home to incredible Black talent and we are thrilled to work alongside these universities to enhance the opportunities for their students," said Lisa Jackson, Apple's vice president of environment, policy and social Initiatives in a statement. "We know many jobs of the future will be in innovative areas like silicon engineering and we want to help ensure the leaders of tomorrow have access to transformational learning opportunities."
According to USA Today, studies show Black professionals make up only 5% of the tech workforce, 3% of tech executives, and 1% of tech founders. Apple hopes to target historically Black colleges and universities to address such disparity in the workforce.
In addition to the funds, Apple is providing education resources directly. Students will be able to engage with Apple engineers through design projects and internships.
Keep up with everything Apple in the weekly AppleInsider Podcast -- and get a fast news update from AppleInsider Daily. Just say, "Hey, Siri," to your HomePod mini and ask for these podcasts, and our latest HomeKit Insider episode too.If you want an ad-free main AppleInsider Podcast experience, you can support the AppleInsider podcast by subscribing for $5 per month through Apple's Podcasts app, or via Patreon if you prefer any other podcast player.AppleInsider is also bringing you the best Apple-related deals for Amazon Prime Day 2021. There are bargains before, during, and even after Prime Day on June 21 and 22 -- with every deal at your fingertips throughout the event.
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It exists but not as bad as the media portrays. It’s more of a society issue than “systemic”. Too many Karen’s in the world.
The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein
The Whiteness of Wealth by Dorothy A. Brown
The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth Century America by Ira Katznelson
Systemic Racism in School and Childhood
1. 65% of black children live in a single-parent home, compared to 24% of white children - Kids Count Data Center
2. Black preschoolers are 3.6X more likely to be suspended than white preschoolers - US Department of Education Office for Civil Rights
3. Black students are 3.2X more likely to be suspended for infractions at school - US Department of Education Office for Civil Rights
4. Predominantly black school districts receive far less financial funding than white school districts - ED Build
5. Black students/children have less access to computers and the internet - National Center for Education Statistics
6. Black high school students are less likely to receive a high school diploma - National Center for Education Statistics
7. A higher percentage of black Americans with a GPA of 3.5 or higher attend community colleges vs top-tier selective institutions - Georgetown University
8. Only 46% of black college students finish a four-year degree within six years, compared to 72% of white college students - National Student Clearinghouse
9. Black college students are more likely to go into debt to pay for college - US Department of Education
10. The average Black college graduate leaves a public four-year institution with $111,486 in debt; 55% more debt than the average white college student. - American Council on Education
Systemic Racism in Work and Wealth
11. Black Americans with college degrees are twice as likely to be unemployed - The Atlantic
12. Black Americans with 'white' names receive 50% more callbacks for job applications - National Bureau of Economic Research
13. The median wealth of black college graduates is $23,400 vs $180,500 in white college graduates - Economic Policy Institute
14. White researches are twice as likely to win research grants than black researchers - National Institute of Health
15. 27% of black Americans live in poverty compared to 9.9% of whites - Economic Policy Institute 2018
16. Median overall wealth for black families is $11,030 vs $134,230 for white families - Economic Policy Institute
17. The median wealth for a single black woman is $100 vs $41,000 for single white women - Insight Center for Community Economic Development
Systemic Racism in Housing and Home Ownership
18. Black Americans represent 40% of the homeless population despite only being 13% of the general population - National Alliance to End Homelessness
19. Black homebuyers are shown 17% fewer homes and apartments than white buyers - US Department of Housing and Urban Development
20. Black homebuyers are more likely to be denied an appointment with a real estate agent - US Department of Housing and Urban Development
21. Housing lenders have disproportionately steered Black Americans to subprime housing loans, even when they were qualified for prime loans. - Suffolk University Law Review
22. Only 43% of black householders own their home vs 72% of white householders - PEW Research Center
23. Comparable homes in black neighborhoods are worth 23% less compared to white neighborhoods - Brookings
Systemic Racism in the Justice System
24. Statistically, Black Americans receive harsher punishments for the same crimes. - University of Michigan Law Center
25. Black children in the criminal justice system are 18x more likely to be sentenced as adults compared to white children. - Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 2014
26. Prosecutors are 1.75x more likely to file charges on black American's that require mandatory minimums. - University of Michigan Law Center
27. Black drivers are 20% more likely to be pulled over than white drivers. - Nature Human Behaviour (Study by Stanford University)
28. Black Americans are searched more than white Americans - Stanford
29. Police statistically require less suspicion to search black drivers - Stanford, Threshold Test
30. Black Americans represent 40% of the total prison population, despite representing 13% of the general population - United States Census 2010
31. Black Americans are 3.6x more likely to be arrested for marijuana usage, despite virtually equal usage rates - ACLU
32. Black Americans are twice as likely to be incarcerated while awaiting trial & pay money for bail - Bureau of Justice Statistics
33. Black Americans pay higher bail than white Americans convicted of the same crime - New York University Journal of Legislation and Public Policy
34. Facial recognition software is more likely to generate false criminal positives for Black Americans - ACLU
35. As a result of increased felony incarceration, 7.4% of black American men are disenfranchised (unable to vote). - The Sentencing Project
Systemic Racism in Food & Diet
36. Black Americans, in urban and suburban areas, must travel further to find grocery stores and fresh food, making it more difficult to maintain a healthy diet. - US National Library of Medicine
37. Black Americans are over two times more likely to be 'Food Insecure', meaning they have limited or uncertain access to adequate food. - Family Community Health
38. Fast food chains target black neighborhoods contributing to increases in obesity rates - American Journal of Preventive Medicine
39. As a result of this diet, Black Americans are 50% more likely to be diagnosed with a stroke and 40% more likely to die from a stroke - US Department of Health and Human Services
40. Black Americans are also 60% more likely to be diagnosed with diabetes - Center for Disease Control
41. Black Americans are over twice as likely to die from diabetes - Center for Disease Control
Systemic Racism in Day-to-Day Life
42. Black Americans have far less access to local public parks. In Los Angeles, white Americans have 31.8 acres of local parkland per 1000 residents, whereas Black Americans have 1.7 acres of parkland per 1000 residents. - National Parks and Recreation Association
43. People with 'Black-American' names are 16% less likely to be approved for AirBNB rentals - American Economic Journal
44. Uber riders with 'African-American' sounding names are 3x more likely to have their ride canceled. - National Bureau of Economic Research
45. Black Americans on average wait longer for Uber and Lyft rides - National Bureau of Economic Research
46. People are less likely to stop for black Americans at a crosswalk - National institute for Transportation and Communities
Systemic Racism in Health
47. Black children are 2.2x more likely to be exposed to lead before being born largely in part to lead exposure in black American women. - US Library of Medicine
48. Black Americans are twice as likely to die in infancy - US Department of Health and Human Services
49. Black American mothers are less likely to receive prenatal care - US Department of Health and Human Services
50. Black Americans are less likely to survive a battle with cancer - US Department of Health and Human Services
51. Black Americans are less likely to receive immunizations for diseases like Hepatitis, Influenza, and Pneumonia - US Department of Health and Human Services
52. Black Americans are less likely to receive organ transplants - US Department of Health and Human Services
53. Black Americans are more likely to be exposed to harmful respiratory pollutants like diesel fumes - Science Daily (Study by Ohio State University)
54. Black Americans are 60% more likely to be diagnosed with asthma - CDC
55. Black American adults are 2.8x more likely to die of asthma - CDC
56. Black American children are 7.1x more likely to die of asthma - CDC
57. Black Americans are 50% more likely to be diagnosed with high blood pressure - US Department of Health and Human Services
58. Black Americans are 46% less likely to be offered employer-sponsored health insurance - Kaiser Family Foundation
59. Black Americans experience higher depression rates - National Institute of Health
60. Black Americans are less likely to receive mental health services - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
61. Black Americans are less likely to receive treatment for depression - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
62. Black Americans are twice as likely than whites to be diagnosed with schizophrenia. - American Psychological Association
63. Black American teenagers are more likely to attempt suicide. - US Department of Health and Human Services
64. On average, black Americans live shorter lives than white Americans. - CDC
https://time.com/4558510/electoral-college-history-slavery/
… the GOP would (still) never win an election.
Great links by the way. The usual suspects won’t them though: their need to remain ignorant is also a product of systemic racism.