race-data

Pa. Black Caucus pushes for universal collection of racial data from traffic stops

BY: - May 2, 2021

Black lawmakers could hold the deciding votes on two long-sought changes to state driving laws, giving them the rare leverage to ask that an expansion of police oversight be accompanied by protections for Black drivers.

Wolf: ‘Lack of statistics’ hinders state Health Disparity task force’s efforts

BY: - April 27, 2020

Earlier this month, Gov. Tom Wolf announced the creation of the COVID-19 Response Task Force for Health Disparity to address how COVID-19 affects Pennsylvania’s minority populations, but, so far, unreported race data threatens its progress.