A report from two respected Los Angeles universities found large disparities between Latinos and other ethnic or racial groups
According to one study, Los Angeles County has “structural racism.”
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Los Angeles County has a “structural racism” and needs a profound change and undertake a “reinvention” of its system to end inequality, especially against Latinos and African Americans, assures an analysis presented this Wednesday.
The report “No turning back: Together for an equitable and inclusive Los Angeles”, Prepared by the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), the University of Southern California (USC) and the Committee for a Greater LA, found large disparities between Latinos and other ethnic or racial groups.
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“39% of Latino K-12 school children (preschool to twelfth grade) in the county do not have a computer or high-speed Internet at home”, The highest number of all ethnic and racial groups, said Manuel Pastor, director of the USC Equality Research Institute and one of the report’s authors.
Similarly, 18% of Latino children in K-12 reside in overcrowded housing, also the highest proportion and double that of the second group (Native Americans, 9%).
“Now, the COVID-19 crisis has widened existing disparities in academic achievement that linger along sharp racial and class lines.”Said Gary Segura, dean of UCLA’s Luskin School of Public Affairs and co-author of the report, in presenting the report.
Pastor highlighted that Latinos are the majority group within the homeless population (36.1%), surpassing African Americans (33.7%) and non-Hispanic whites (25.5%).
Presenting the serious social inequality problem for Latinos and African Americans in the county, the report offers “10 principles of reinvention of Los Angeles“Beginning with the goal of” confronting racism (against people of color) in all its forms. “
It also recommends “building an economy that focuses on those who have been abandoned and excluded,” creating “housing for all” by ending the homeless, and supporting access to education for all children and all communities.
In projecting its future work, the Committee for a Greater LA seek to build awareness and consensus on the need for change, prioritize policies and research that advance this vision and promote change by expanding and supporting community-based movements.
