Every Day In America

• 1 Black child or youth under 20 commits suicide
• 2 Black children and youths under 25 die from HIV
• 6 Black children and youths are murdered
• 7 Black children and youths are killed by firearms
• 19 Black children are arrested for alchohol offenses
• 25 Black babies die
• 121 Black babies are born to mothers who received late or no prenatal care
• 140 Black children are arrested for drug offenses
• 156 Black children are arrested for violent crimes
• 266 Black babies are born at low or very low birthweight
• 383 Black babies are born to mothers younger than 20
• 465 Black babies are born to mothers who are not high school graduates
• 606 Black students drop out of school*
• 727 Black babies are born into poverty
• 961 Black high school graduates do not go on to college*
• 1,009 Black public school students are corporally punished
• 1,115 Black babies are born to unmarried mothers
• 1,589 Black children are arrested
• 1,652 Black babies are born
• 5,725 Black public school students are suspended*

SOURCE: Children's Defense Fund

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