Reparable Harm: Assessing and Addressing Disparities Faced by Boys and Men of Color in California

The California Endowment commissioned this report to highlight the most glaring inequities in socioeconomics, health, safety, and education faced by African-American and Latino men and boys in the state. In addition to presenting the statistics on these indicators, the authors outline a framework for addressing the disparities at the individual, community, and macro levels.

• Child poverty among African Americans in California is around 27 percent, compared to 8 percent for white children. Tweet
• The obesity rate in California is rising faster among African Americans than among whites. Tweet
• African-American youth are three times as likely nationally as white youth to witness a shooting, bombing, or riot and 2.5 times as likely in California to be the victim of child maltreatment. Tweet
• African-American students are twice as likely as white students to have been held back in school and 2.5 times as likely to be suspended. Tweet
• While macro-level factors like the natural environment or social norms may be hard to change, legal codes are modifiable and capable of producing great change in inequitable systems. Tweet
• Partnerships across institutions in a community have the potential to mobilize resources for a cause with increased efficiency and coordination. Tweet