State Policy
February 9, 2009 -
Where does your governor stand on the stimulus bill being fought out in Congress?
February 9, 2009 -
A new report released this week by the Black AIDS Institute outlines the promise and the challenge of the current moment in the fight against HIV/AIDS in the black community.
February 2, 2009 -
A black male born in Mississippi today can expect a shorter life span than the average American in 1960. A black woman in Mississippi earns less today than the typical American in 1960.
January 26, 2009 -
Facing South has reported how state budget crises are pushing lawmakers and prison officials to reevaluate the "tough-on-crime" sentenci
January 22, 2009 -
More than fifty years after the Brown vs. the Board of Education decision, blacks and Latinos in U.S.
January 12, 2009 -
In a survey of problems afflicting Southern states, troubled schools are usually at the top of the list. But if the results of the latest Education Week report card are to be believed, there's some good news for the South: