Black Americans: Practice Interventions
Black Americans: Practice Interventions
- Sharon E. MooreSharon E. MooreUniversity of Louisville
Summary
Black people number about 46.8 million or 14% of the U.S. population. Throughout U.S. history, regardless of social class, Black people have had to remain cognizant of their race. The COVID-19 pandemic and police shootings of unarmed Black people have revealed that American racism toward Blacks is as virulent today as it has always been. Because of purposeful structural inequality, Black people in America suffer disproportionately in every sector of human activity. They are still facing social issues such as racism, substance abuse, mass incarceration, poverty, police brutality and police murder, infant mortality that is twice as high as among whites, residential segregation, racial profiling, and discrimination. And yet the strengths of the Black community have allowed it to thrive amid these arduous circumstances.
Subjects
- Macro Practice
- Populations and Practice Settings
- Race, Ethnicity, and Culture
Updated in this version
Content and references updated for the Encyclopedia of Macro Social Work.
