https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/15-1262
5-3 decision of the Supreme Court that North Carolina used racial factors in an unconstitutional manner in drawing two Congressional districts after the 2010 Census. From the Legal Information Institute of the Cornell University Law School
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2017/cb17-tps45-voting-rates.html
Agency press release comparing voter turnout by blacks and whites in the 2012 and 2016 federal elections. In 2012: 66% of blacks voted compared to 64% of whites; in 2016: 59% of blacks voted compared to 65% of whites. From the Census Bureau
https://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/aahealth/index.html
Reports that African Americans are living longer; the death rate has declined by 25% over the past 17 years. Looks at some of the areas of improvement but also at areas where African American health is poorer than that of whites. From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/15-680
Near unanimous decision of the Supreme Court that sends a Virginia redistricting case back to the lower court to reconsider whether the legislative district lines were drawn to harm African American voters. The court ruled that the three judge panel of the lower court had not applied the right standards in deciding the lines were constitutional. From the Cornell University Law School Legal Information Institute
https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/2017/nsf17309/nsf17309.pdf
Description and data about the shifting trends by field in postdoctoral appointees in science, engineering, and health in U.S. academic institutions. Largest increases were in neurosciences, engineering, and social sciences. From the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics of the National Science Foundation
https://ncsesdata.nsf.gov/datatables/gradpostdoc/2015/
An annual census of the total number of graduate students, postdoctoral appointees, and doctorate-level nonfaculty researchers by demographic and other characteristics such as source of financial support. From the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics of the National Science Foundation
https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/2017/nsf17310/digest/about-this-report/
Provides statistical information in science and engineering education and employment. From the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics of the National Science Foundation
https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/docs/school_discipline_report_-_120916.pdf
Describes progress made and calls for further efforts to reform exclusionary school discipline policies which often betray disparities along racial, sex, and disability characteristics. Includes a section on the impact of exclusionary discipline practices. From the Executive Office of the President