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80%higher mortgage denial rate for Blacks applicants than white applicants [Education Innovation](https://naacp.org/issues/education-innovation) #### A world-class education for all students Explore Education Innovation 32%of Black students lived in poverty in 2018 45%of Black students attended high-poverty schools in fall 2017 [Health & Well-being](https://naacp.org/issues/health-wellbeing) #### An inclusive culture of health and equitable social health systems Explore Health & Well-being 34%of COVID-19 deaths were among non-Hispanic Black people 3xBlack women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes [Environmental Climate Justice](https://naacp.org/know-issues/environmental-climate-justice) #### An environmental, social, and economic revolution Explore Environmental Climate Justice 68%of Black Americans live or have lived within 30 miles of a coal-fired power plant over the past several decades 60%of Black Americans live in communities with uncontrolled toxic 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