• An African American male born in 2001 has a 1 in 3 chance of going to prison in his lifetime

• African American juveniles are about four times as likely as their White peers to be incarcerated.

• African American children are more likely to be raised by young, poor, single working mothers and attend poor schools.

• There are continuing disparities in educational attainment, income, housing, access to credit and lending.

• Minority welfare families enter the workforce with fewer educational resources and family supports, less work experience, and more disabilities than white families.

• Disproportionate representation also exists in unemployment, welfare, foster care, mental health and special education.

• Twice as many African American children are in foster care as we would expect given their representation among all children. They represent 16 percent of the general population but 32 percent of the foster care population.

• Children who age out of foster care are less likely to graduate from high school or college, experience more serious mental health problems, including post-traumatic stress disorder, than children generally; are less likely to receive adequate health and mental health care; are more likely to experience homelessness; and to be involved in the criminal justice system.

• Lower parental educational attainment is a primary indicator of child poverty.

• Poverty is a primary indicator of poor school performance.

• News programs report African American crime at a rate three times higher than actually occurs.