Black victims of violent crime disproportionately denied aid in many states

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The cold formality of the letter is seared in Debra Long’s memory.

https://apnews.com/article/crime-victims-compensation-racial-bias-58908169e0ee05d4389c57f975eae49b?

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Black Californians hope state reparations don’t become another broken promise

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco resident Pia Harris hopes for reparations in her lifetime. But the nonprofit program director is not confident that California lawmakers will turn the recommendations of a first-in-the-nation task force into concrete legislation given pushback from opponents who say slavery was a thing of the past.

https://apnews.com/article/reparations-california-payments-slavery-racism-discrimination-a7d4abb30e8395c805a9f2cc0586bf91?

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Black men were likely underdiagnosed with lung problems because of bias in software, study suggests

NEW YORK (AP) — Racial bias built into a common medical test for lung function is likely leading to fewer Black patients getting care for breathing problems, a study published Thursday suggests.

https://apnews.com/article/black-racial-bias-lung-medical-diagnosis-e1f73be6d00f17091600b6f21f20264d?