Examining Minority Discrepancies
By Sarah Spiker
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Racial and minority tensions are not the same universally in the United States. The struggles in the South between whites and African Americans are not the same battles fought in the Pacific Northwest. The tensions between Latino/as in states that border Mexico are not the same in Maine and New Hampshire. Each region has its own unique problems, biases, and discrimination. While the debates continue to rage across the country, it’s important to accurately identify what the problems truly. Sure, it’s fine to claim inequality, but identifying specific instances rather than “generic inequality” will improve your debate clarity. The following sections offer increased focus for your cases. Whether you’re examining reparations for past harms or present forms of discrimination, this analysis can help pinpoint the status of minorities in the United States. Clearly establishing these harms improves your argument for justifying affirmative action in round.

Women & Minorities in Healthcare

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/03/study-finds-health-disparities-among-women-in-los-angeles-county-.html

• Women are more likely to “have limited access to healthcare and struggle with chronic diseases”
• African American women had higher mortality rates for many chronic diseases
• White women are diagnosed with breast cancer more often, but African Americans die from breast cancer at higher rates
• Latinas have the poorest health, least access to healthcare, lack insurance more often, and have higher mortality rates from diabetes

Minority Income Inequality

http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100312/OPINION02/3120321

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10068/1041225-84.stm

• Holding for sex, African Americans have less wealth than Caucasians
• Single black women in the U.S. have a median wealth of just $5 (total amount of a person’s assets, including cash, stocks, bonds, and real estate, minus all debts)
• Single white women (36 to 49) have median wealth of $42,600
• Married or cohabiting black women have median wealth of $31,500
• Married or cohabiting white women have median wealth of $167,500

Education-Partial Success

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/answer-sheet/higher-education/higher-ed-gender-gap-seems-sta.html

• Gender gap has decreased for most racial minorities, except for Hispanics
• Could support the idea that affirmative action is effective
• Question to ask: Why  haven’t programs improved opportunities for Hispanic women getting into college?

Case Study-Indiana

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=20103120352

• Black unemployment is twice as high as white unemployment
• Black income fell in comparison to whites since the recession
• Lack of education contributes to unemployment gap
• Labor market discrimination in hiring practices (white males preferred)
• Highlights Purdue’s affirmative action policies in awarding contracts
• Call backs for jobs: 15% black, 25% Hispanic, 31% white

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