Learn about the impact of Race in America on the Minority Community with a new report from the Government Accounting Office. Read our blog post to find out more!

Race in America...GAO's Report

Race in America: Minorities in America continue to be disproportionately affected by inequality— here’s a broad look at GAO’s work on this issue...

Government Accounting Office on Race in America on the minority communities Led by the U.S. Comptroller General, the GAO, often called the "congressional watchdog,” is an independent, non-partisan agency that works for Congress. GAO examines how taxpayer dollars are spent and provides Congress and federal agencies with objective, non-partisan, fact-based information to help the government save money and work more efficiently. In addition to more newsworthy topics of government waste and analysis of federal spending trends, the GAO also produces objective reports on issues of Race, Justice, education, and many science and technology areas.

CRICC would like to draw your attention to the important topic of “Race in America”. This is covered by the GAO at this link: https://www.gao.gov/race-america. Topics discussed include education, healthcare, access to capital and housing, and several other topics of special interest to the minority communities in the US. It should be remembered that the GAO reports were critical to getting the Obama healthcare plans approved several years ago by providing objective analysis on the state of health insurance in America with the number of people without insurance and the health outcomes as a result.

Among the key statements under the topic of Race are:
     - Black small business owners are denied loans for business and housing at higher rates than White owners – and pat higher interest rates.
     - Black veterans face worst cancer and cardiovascular outcomes.
     - Minorities receive lower-quality healthcare than White people, regardless of factors like income and health insurance coverage.      In reports since the 1960’s, the GAO has reported in disparate treatment of Blacks youth in schools – segregation regardless of the law, closing of schools as acts against desegregation, higher concentration of Black boys in school suspensions or discipline programs.

CRICC encourages our followers to read the reports that accompany that the summary data at this webpage. This data can help inform appropriate social and community action initiatives that are needed to address the disparities in life as a minority in America.