Black Americans’ significant economic and civil rights progress threatened, report says – The Philadelphia Sunday Sun

By Matt BrownASSOCIATED PRESS ABOVE PHOTO: National Urban League president and CEO Marc Morial speaks at the National Urban League Annual Conference, July 22, 2022, in Washington.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon) WASHINGTON — Black Americans have endured considerable injustices and barriers to prosperity and equality throughout U.S. history. But their social, economic, and political advances in the 60 years since the enactment of major civil rights legislation have been unsatisfactory, according to a new annual study on racial progress. The “State of Black America” report by the National Urban League, which has compiled research and analysis on the status of Black Americans in the U.S. for decades, cites legal challenges to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and backlash to efforts meant to advance racial progress such as affirmative action and diversity, equity and inclusion policies for decelerating progress. “Doors have been opened in higher education, government, and the private sector in that sixty-year period. That’s important. Every measure shows progress,” National Urban League President Marc Morial said, in an interview with The Associated Press ahead of the report’s release Friday. “But I would have thought we would have been much further along than we are in 2024 with respect to achieving...