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A New Report on PA’s Black Population Revealed Positive Socioeconomic Trends. Now the Work Begins at a Local Level

Sen. Art Haywood
Anthony Grove
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Commonwealth Media Services/PAcast
Sen. Art Haywood

A report from the office of Democratic Sen. Art Haywood shows Black Pennsylvanians have improved socioeconomically in the last decade.
WITF’s Gabriela Martinez reports, the senator’s team is now doing a statewide tour to gather feedback from different Black and Latino communities.

Read the full story here.

(Original air-date: 3/23/23)

Gabriela Martínez is a Report for America corps member covering race and identity in central Pennsylvania with a focus on the region’s growing Latino community. She is interested in grassroots political movements and covering the discussions happening in underrepresented communities of color.