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• Average Age of Fatal Stabbing Victims Drops to 14 as England Faces 13-Fold Racial Disparity in Knife Mortality

  Published: Apr 21, 2026

  Section: Europe

  A comprehensive five-year analysis of the National Child Mortality Database (NCMD) has revealed a stark escalation in youth knife fatalities across England. Published in the Emerge...

• Continuous Medicaid Coverage Policy Reduces Postpartum Uninsurance for Black Women but Fails to Close Racial Gaps

  Published: Mar 18, 2026

  Section: Science & Tech

  A study from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health reveals that the COVID-19-era continuous Medicaid coverage policy significantly lowered postpartum uninsurance rate...

• New State-Level Analysis Finds Wide Disparity in Fatal Police Shootings; Gun Ownership Rates Do Not Explain Racial Gaps

  Published: Mar 13, 2026

  Section: Research

  A study by researchers at the RAND Corporation reveals that Black U.S. residents are three times more likely to be fatally shot by police than White residents, though these dispari...

• Oklahoma Ranks Third Nationally in Per-Capita Fatal Police Encounters as Racial Disparities Persist

  Published: Mar 4, 2026

  Section: Crime

  New data indicates that Oklahoma remains a national outlier in police involved fatalities, recording 33 deaths in 2025 alone. Despite internal reforms and de-escalation training, t...