Black People are Disproportionately Denied Aid

Hillsboro Globe Reporter – Margo Jenkins, Editor

Xia’la Long looks at the tombstone of her uncle, Randy Long, who was murdered in 2006, while posing for a photo at a cemetery in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., April 19, 2023. An AP examination of data from 23 states shows that Black people are disproportionately denied aid from programs that reimburse victims of violent crime. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)