More than 40 million Americans carry a combined record $1.2 trillion in student loan debt, with the average borrower in hock for $29,000. Now, a new study from the Washington Center for Equitable Growth shows that education-related debt is strangling some people of color, squeezing tighter on their necks than the general population.
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@getgln #Emails Show #Flint #Govt Bought Clean #Water for Themselves While #Residents Drank #Poison for a Yr https://t.co/fOh7ixEAVh @po_st
— Afro-Latino Assoc (@AfroLatinoAssoc) January 30, 2016
Officials: Some areas in Flint have higher lead levels than filters can handle https://t.co/6Lzu8PI37y pic.twitter.com/r3WAjW6RyK
— HuffPost Politics (@HuffPostPol) January 31, 2016
Families are STILL being poisoned in #Flint. The cheap filters ARE NOT working. Babies are having seizures. https://t.co/4V3XTQ60pL
— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) February 2, 2016
10 Things They Won't Tell You About The Flint Water Tragedy. But I Will https://t.co/ynbXfpQJuq via @HuffPostPol
— Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) February 2, 2016
Parents in Flint are forced to pay for toxic water because Child Protective Services will remove children from homes w/o running water.
— BrownBlaze (@brownblaze) January 25, 2016
Flint residents are barred from selling their homes and moving their families bc it is illegal to sell with a known lead or copper issue.
— BrownBlaze (@brownblaze) January 25, 2016
.@latinorebels was right. #Flint residents being asked for ID for unleaded water. 1,000 undocumented left out. pic.twitter.com/zmDJg2zLtR
— Mark Elliott (@markmobility) January 23, 2016
#FlintWaterCrisis
- 99,000 residents
- 57% Black
- 40% Poor
- 9,000 kids with lead poisoning
Flint HOSPITAL Water: pic.twitter.com/KHkrnhlUGO
— Mark Elliott (@markmobility) January 14, 2016
Here's a better photo of the rally and signs at the Federal Plaza. The crowd is peaceful. pic.twitter.com/sFqh2y0VG0
— Justin Madden (@IAmJustinMadden) December 11, 2015
Protesters have picked up the banner w/100 names of police brutality victims & are starting to march. pic.twitter.com/SohuZjFbtD
— Justin Madden (@IAmJustinMadden) December 11, 2015
Medical students stage a 16 min die-in in front of city hall calling for #RahmResign @WGNNews pic.twitter.com/svcLA0QUI9
— Tonya Francisco (@TonyaFrancisco) December 10, 2015
#MarioWoods Shot 21 times by a platoon of #SFPD War on the City Streets. No Justification.No Peace. @sfgov @SFGate pic.twitter.com/5A7VxtK1qy
— Gregory B. Lewis (@GLew1970) December 10, 2015
Beautiful montage from last night #MarioWoods demonstration at SF Police Commission Meeting #JusticeForMarioWoods https://t.co/XkEuyPyVZb
— thc (@nysrene) December 10, 2015
"This is a healthcare crisis" chants dozens of medical students demanding the resignation of Rahm Emanuel. @WGNNews pic.twitter.com/4ooUhEqxOi
— Tonya Francisco (@TonyaFrancisco) December 10, 2015
"Indict, convict, send those killer cops to jail! The whole damn system is guilty as hell!" Nearing Dearborn/Monroe pic.twitter.com/4LnQyYhgPS
— Tony Briscoe (@_TonyBriscoe) December 11, 2015
.@BCCBloc Students Respond to @BaltCitySchools CEO Letter Criminalizing Student Protest https://t.co/liKmBUH9ub pic.twitter.com/FR04GYok3e
— Baltimore BLOC (@BmoreBloc) December 15, 2015
@getgln Be inspired by @Carl_Dix @CornelWest @jjpantherbaby @hspirit13 #EveEnsler on why #RiseUpOctober http://t.co/RbBMaInauS
— SMIN Chicago (@StopMassIncChi) October 8, 2015
FBI director calls lack of data on police shootings ‘ridiculous,’ ‘embarrassing’ https://t.co/CT42FTiL59 pic.twitter.com/plHsiyhRQr
— deray mckesson (@deray) October 8, 2015
Dark-skinned Playmobil pirate-ship doll wearing ‘slave collar’ ignites outrage http://t.co/T14BYUCSV9
— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) October 8, 2015
Tool: Recognizing #Microaggressions and the Messages They Send
http://t.co/VwG0LMRF1H #sojustwords #SaturdaySchool
— Rhonda Ragsdale (@profragsdale) September 26, 2015
10.10.15: The Vision, Mission and Demands…. http://t.co/JCd9xiI8yw #JusticeOrElse pic.twitter.com/MWaDspj7gF
— BlueprintSupporters3 (@ecbl3) October 7, 2015
Police violence doesn't happen in a vacuum. It's a systemic problem rooted in Dr. King's "triple evils" of poverty, racism & militarism.
— Brian Trautman (@BriTraut) August 24, 2015
#NYPD Police to start handing out 'info cards' after frisking suspects #StopAndFrisk http://t.co/MoNEHuH3vg pic.twitter.com/8XwJ5ebkmE
— Jaison Oliver (@oJaison) August 27, 2015
#JusticeforJoseVelasco #OPENYOUREYES @uniqueloves @scimc @getgln @MontereyHerald @KylieJenner @wizkhalifa @Tip pic.twitter.com/2OEDpea5Ln
— Antoinette Ramirez (@CaliLuv_831) August 23, 2015
Since 2005 American police have killed over 10,000 people
54 officers charged
Less than 10 convictions
None served more than a few years
— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) August 21, 2015
Not only is the criminal justice system pitted against poor people – it's used for major corp profit #SaturdaySchool pic.twitter.com/6DvggZGC2w
— Rhonda Ragsdale (@profragsdale) August 22, 2015
New Ferguson Judge Withdraws All Arrest Warrants Issued Before 2015 http://t.co/c4j3FjF0KT via @thinkprogress
— Propane Jane (@docrocktex26) August 25, 2015
When half of this country denies that police brutality even exists, we must expose it in sometimes horrific fashions in pursuit of justice
— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) August 26, 2015
On Friday we are launching one of the largest grassroots coalitions ever formed to end police brutality.
JOIN US @ http://t.co/MXZ1PMLDdZ
— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) August 26, 2015
Sanders:
'I'll fight hardest to end racism' ………………………………………….. http://t.co/VgpEcyH7EN
— DcSlumdog (@DcSlumdog) August 16, 2015
BREAKING: @CornelWest endorses @BernieSanders as best option for #blm http://t.co/dYmgMIdn4n #blacklivesmatter #FeelTheBern
— Auraria4Sanders (@Auraria4Sanders) August 14, 2015
Must read piece on the subversion of federal policy to perpetuate housing segregation: http://t.co/VNITUDVEIn pic.twitter.com/EWedfh2Sfq
— Keegan Stephan (@KeeganNYC) August 15, 2015
Stop calling them low-wage workers, let's call them workers in low wage paying jobs. YUP! #apalacon15
— Linda Sarsour (@lsarsour) August 15, 2015
Ohio's governor said he's open to signing a state law requiring cops to wear body cameras. http://t.co/b1PdzRZ53q v @washingtonpost
— The Marshall Project (@MarshallProj) August 15, 2015
My piece for @CultureStrike's #VisionsfromtheInside project #immigration #not1more #art4 http://t.co/tkCDQW6tke pic.twitter.com/A7XkEfdD5j
— favianna rodriguez (@favianna) August 14, 2015
what doesnt she understand? there is a movement. there are people trying to change laws? https://t.co/OsES5stfNW
— E (@emilybeige) August 20, 2015
Since the Affordable Care Act, the US Uninsured Rate Has Fallen Below 10% For First Time http://t.co/TOFmqi8lPm pic.twitter.com/Ms0qV1O9Ui
— SPLC (@splcenter) August 12, 2015
A Black church in South Carolina was set on fire tonight. That's the 7th in a week. #WhoIsBurningBlackChurches pic.twitter.com/YPXhDXh6kN
— Ben Norton (@BenjaminNorton) July 1, 2015
#WhoIsBurningBlackChurches citizen journalism. https://t.co/Lk4b9QdOZ3
— BrownBlaze (@brownblaze) June 30, 2015
#TeachingRacism when white liberal parents and teachers tell children about black disadvantage and not about white privilege.
— Dorothy Roberts (@DorothyERoberts) June 28, 2015
MT @GlobalRevLive Million Person March; Columbia, South Carolina July 4th. | #J4 #MillionPersonMarch pic.twitter.com/pAVijtP20b h/t @OpFerguson
— Geronimo Salinas (@GeronimoSalina1) July 1, 2015
#LoveWins ❤️💛💚💙💜 pic.twitter.com/p9cXL4glPE
— #Antlanta (@bridgie_xoxo) June 26, 2015
#LoveWins everywhere! pic.twitter.com/QkhoPLXBsK
— Joseph Brusky (@JosephBrusky) June 26, 2015
what a week pic.twitter.com/Y7agJzzAFf
— $$$ (@lustfully) June 26, 2015
#LoveWins in all 50 states! #SCOTUS pic.twitter.com/qrYoKH51G5
— Joseph Brusky (@JosephBrusky) June 26, 2015
"Bodies are once again being carried out of a Black church. Once again, racist rhetoric has metastasized into racist violence." #Hillary2016
— Maya Harris (@mayaharris_) June 20, 2015
BREAKING: Anniston, Alabama has two hate group members on its police force. http://t.co/IV1cHHB9sc (via @Hatewatch) pic.twitter.com/aIvLxFPIpm
— SPLC (@splcenter) June 17, 2015
American terrorist RT @ShaunKing: The real Dylann Roof. Confederate through and through. pic.twitter.com/FQaFmqN6qg
— Kim Moore (@SoulRevision) June 20, 2015
FBI director: #CharlestonShooting is not terrorism http://t.co/S5CnfApjRq pic.twitter.com/2smyjhYgfv
— deray mckesson (@deray) June 20, 2015
@getgln @ShaunKing @ceballosap @AlexDarocy @newsmary @KarenChestney @SINice @scimc @CnnAndreas @StephenMarble pic.twitter.com/sc0ePYDQYu
— Antoinette Ramirez (@CaliLuv_831) June 19, 2015
Institutionalized racism in text books #BlackLivesMatter @deray pic.twitter.com/OnJvY7YmNz
— kay lee swagger (@kaybaykid) June 11, 2015
Visit http://t.co/IycKV7p5up to help be apart of the solution! #StayWoke https://t.co/13J1zBnQi2
— 90.5's QueenxJHoney (@QueenxJHoney) June 20, 2015
"We must be able to criticize our institutions as we yearn for them to be better" –@deray on police violence http://t.co/RE4r6xWEky
— Adam P. Newman (@AdamPNewman89) June 18, 2015