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来源类型 | Research Report |
规范类型 | 报告 |
Long Island Racial Equity through Economic Advancement | |
Steven Brown; Donnie Charleston; Kriti Ramakrishnan; LesLeigh D. Ford | |
发表日期 | 2020-03-11 |
出版年 | 2020 |
语种 | 英语 |
概述 | Long Island— the United States’ first suburb—is by many measures an economically prosperous place. However, opportunity is not spread equally on Long Island. Long-standing discrimination and residential segregation created and maintains racial disparities, with black Long Islanders experiencing more limited access to employment, lower incomes, and greater financial insecurity.This report surveys the |
摘要 | Long Island— the United States’ first suburb—is by many measures an economically prosperous place. However, opportunity is not spread equally on Long Island. Long-standing discrimination and residential segregation created and maintains racial disparities, with black Long Islanders experiencing more limited access to employment, lower incomes, and greater financial insecurity. This report surveys the landscape of Long Island and provides insight into the policies and efforts currently underway to support the economic advancement of black residents, identifies both programmatic and geographic gaps in assistance, and highlights promising practices from elsewhere in New York and across the country that could be adopted on Long Island. The report also includes statistical analyses that give context to the current state of racial and economic disparities on Long Island. With a focus on efforts to improve employment outcomes, strengthen financial well-being, and support pathways to entrepreneurship, our research found several challenges inhibiting economic equity for black residents:
We also identify key opportunities to advance racial equity, including:
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主题 | Income and Wealth ; Job Market and Labor Force ; Race and Ethnicity |
URL | https://www.urban.org/research/publication/long-island-racial-equity-through-economic-advancement |
来源智库 | Urban Institute (United States) |
资源类型 | 智库出版物 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/480933 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Steven Brown,Donnie Charleston,Kriti Ramakrishnan,et al. Long Island Racial Equity through Economic Advancement. 2020. |
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