Study: Eviction Rates for Black Women on Par With Incarcerations for Black Men | Herstory | Scoop.it


MacArthur Foundation “How Housing Matters” (pdf) study reveals that while black men face alarmingly high incarceration rates, black women are disproportionately evicted from their homes.


According to the study, in any given year, approximately 16,000 adults and children are evicted in Milwaukee from approximately 6,000 housing units—that equates to 16 households evicted every day.


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Via Community Village Sites, Deanna Dahlsad