Study Finds Blacks Are More Likely Than Whites to Be Jumped in the Emergency...

A new study by researchers at Yale University finds that nearly one third of emergency room patients are jumped in line, with those from marginalized groups — including lower-income patients, non-white patients, and non-English speakers — more likely to be cut by others.

More Than One in Five Black Students in Higher Education Say They Face Discrimination...

A new survey by the Gallup Organization for the Lumina Foundation finds that 21 percent of all Black students currently enrolled in U.S. higher education say they feel discriminated against “frequently” or “occasionally” in their program. The problem is most severe at private, for-profit institutions, according to the survey.

Study Finds Bias in the Workplace Results in Lower Productivity for Everyone

A new study has found bias in the workplace hurts everyone's productivity. The authors stress future research is needed to understand the nuances in how different types of discrimination, such as gender and racially-based biases, affect workplace efficiency.

University of Pennsylvania-Led Study Finds Racism in Emergency Room Care

The study found that one of every 10 Black patients at emergency rooms believed that their race impacted the quality of care that they received. Black patients reported that race most heavily affected the quality of care, respect, and communication.

American Sociological Association Rejects Efforts to Curtail Teaching of Racial Issues in Schools

The American Sociological Association recently issued a statement on the importance of teaching and learning about race and racism in the nation's public schools as well as on college and university campuses. The association strongly rejects efforts by many states to curtail the teaching of courses dealing with race.

Exposure to Lead-Based Paint Is Still Impacting the Racial Gap in Educational Progress

Lead-based paint was banned in the United States in 1978. But people who live in the nation's older housing stock - primarily those in impoverished urban areas still are at high risk of exposure to lead-based paint. Studies have shown that exposure to lead can have a significant negative impact on the cognitive abilities of young children.

Study Finds Teachers’ Biases and Fears Limit Needed Discussions About Race in the Classroom

Analyzing data from two large surveys, each including responses from more than 1,000 K-12 teachers, researchers at the Unversity of Massachusetts found that teachers’ implicit racial biases and their explicit fears of being perceived as racist both independently contributed to lower intentions to talk about race with their students.

Black Staffer at the University of Arkansas Files a Race Discrimination Lawsuit Over Unequal...

Synetra Hughes, managing director of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion in the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas, has filed a federal lawsuit claiming that she was paid less than White colleagues in similar roles at the university.

University of Pittsburgh Study Detected an Increase in Online Racism Directed at Black Youth

A new study by scholars at the University of Pittsburgh found half of all Black adolescents were faced with online racism at least once in 2020. These increases in online racial discrimination predicted worse same- and next-day mental health.

University of Maryland Study Finds Wide Political Divide on Views of Racial Discrmination

The study found that less than half of all American believe that there is more discrimination direct against African Americans than was the case five years ago. Some 40 percent of all respondents stated that they believed there was more discrimination directed against Whites than was the case five years ago

Jim Crow Confronts Delaware State University Students on a Georgia Highway

Sheriff's deputies in Georgia stopped a bus carrying the Delaware State University women's lacrosse team for traveling in the left lane. But police officers used dogs to search luggage stored in bins under the bus for 30 minutes.

Black Americans More Likely to Be Depressed and Lose Sleep Following Workplace Mistreatment

The authors estimated that Black employees who were mistreated at work lose 100 minutes of sleep per night compared to White people who were or were not mistreated, as well as Black people who were not mistreated.

Experiencing Racial Microaggressions During Pregnancy Linked to High Blood Pressure in Postpartum Women

Postpartum women from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups who report experiences with racial microaggressions during pregnancy or delivery and who live in communities with historically high levels of structural racism are significantly more likely to experience high blood pressure.

Black Medical School Students Continue to Have to Cope With Racial Discrimination

A new study by scholars at the medical schools of New York University and Yale University finds that African American or Black students were less likely than their White counterparts to feel that medical school training contributed to their development as a person and physician.

People With HIV Living in Historically Redlined Neighborhoods Are Less Likely to Receive Effective...

Despite the official abolition of redlining in 1968, its legacy continues to harm communities of color to this day. A new study has found an association between living in these neighborhoods and delays in HIV treatment.

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Establishes New Research Center to Address Segregation in Local Area

The new Center for Equity Practice and Planning Justice at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee aims to study the history of racial segregation in the local area and advance racially equitable practices in urban planning.

CDC Report Documents the Effect of Racism on Youth Mental Health, Suicide Risk, and...

According to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Black students and other students of color who experienced racism in high school were over two times as likely to seriously consider suicide compared to those who had not experienced racism.

Stanford Lab Uses AI to Remove Racially Restrictive Language from Santa Clara Property Deeds

According to the Stanford project, the County of Santa Clara has over 24 million deed documents dating back to 1850 that contain racist verbiage that restricts individuals of African and/or Asian descent from owning property.

Encountering Online Microaggressions is Associated With Poor Sleep Quality for Black Women

When Black women encounter online microaggressions directed at other Black women, they are more likely to experience poor sleep quality. These vicarious online microaggressions were found to be more harmful for sleep quality than encountering in-person microaggressions.

Doctors Significantly More Likely to Use Negative Language in Post-Visit Summaries of Black Patients

Compared to White patients, the summaries of visits with Black patients were significantly more likely to include negative adjectives, such as unkind or stupid, as well as words associated with fear or disgust, such as attack or criticize.

Study Finds That Black Male Teachers May Face Bias From Classroom Evaluators

A new study finds that when comparing similarly credentialed teachers whose pupils achieved at about the same level, White and female teachers were rated higher than Black men. Poor evaluations may lead to lower job satisfaction, fewer promotions, and more Black men leaving the teaching profession.

Racial Differences in Victims of School Crime and Bullying

Although rates of crime and bullying in elementary, secondary, and postsecondary settings has steadily decreased over the past decade, some racial disparities were found among students' experiences with bullying and harassment.

Study Uncovers Racial Bias in University Admissions and Decision-Making AI Algorithms

A new study has found university admissions and decision-making AI algorithms incorrectly predict academic failure for Black students 19 percent of the time, compared to 12 percent of White students and 6 percent of Asian students.

Study Finds Women of Color Author a Disproportionate Share of Banned Books in American...

In the 2021-2022 academic year, school and libraries across the country experienced a significant spike in book bans. A new study has found a disproportionate share of these banned books are written by women of color and include characters from diverse backgrounds.

African American College Students Are More Likely to Mistrust Campus Police Than Their White...

Previous studies have found a significant share of Black adults do not trust the American criminal justice system. A new study from scholars at the University at Buffalo and SUNY Fredonia has found that Black students have a similar mistrust of campus police.

Most Black Americans Believe U.S. Institutions Are Purposefully Holding Them Back

According to the report, the majority of Black adults believe American criminal justice systems, governments, big business, media outlets, and healthcare systems were purposefully designed to prevent the success and well-being of Black Americans.

Study Analyzes Effect of Racial Discrimination on Black Adolescent Brain Activity

The study analyzed a sample of Black adolescents' neural response to negative stimuli, cross-referenced with survey responses regarding the participants' internal and external emotional symptoms.

Yale Study Finds Childhood School Segregation Leads to Cognitive Disparities in Older Black Adults

When examining the connection between a variety of negative early-life experiences and cognitive function in older adulthood for Black seniors, attending a segregated school was found to have the largest effect on cognitive impairment compared to other childhood difficulties.

Study Finds That Young Children Can Learn Biases Through Nonverbal Signals From Adults

The research by psychologists at the University of Washington found that young children can perceive bias by parents and other adults they interact with through tone of voice or facial expressions.

Racial Slur Found Written on a Blackboard in a Vanderbilt University Lecture Hall

The Vanderbilt University Police Department is still conducting its own investigation and has notified the Metro Nashville Police Department, the Tennessee Fusion Center, and the FBI.

University of South Alabama Suspends Student, Fires Employee After a Racial Incident

A student at the University of South Alabama in Mobile confessed to hanging a bicycle and two nooses in a tree outside a campus dining hall. Additionally, a dining hall employee was fired after an offensive tweet concerning the incident was posted from the university's official dining hall twitter account.

Arizona State University Historian Compares College Athletics to Jim Crow

Writing in the Los Angeles Times, Dr. Victoria Jackson says that the revenue produced by predominantly Black football and basketball programs provides money for scholarships for athletes in other sports who are predominantly White.

Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation Centers to Be Established on 10 College Campuses

The Association of American Colleges and Universities has announced the establishment of 10 Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation Centers on college and university campuses across the country. The goal is to have 150 centers nationwide in the years ahead.

Survey Finds Widespread Racial and Sexual Harassment in Astronomy and Planet Science

Researchers surveyed a large group of professionals and found that 39 percent of all respondents reported that they had been verbally harassed and 9 percent stated that they have been physically harassed at work within the past five years. Women of color were the most likely to be victims.

University Study Finds That Blacks Are More Likely Than Whites to Be Bullied at...

The results of the study, led by researchers at Georgia State University in Atlanta, showed that about one of every five workers reported being subjected to workplace bullying, but that African Americans were bullied at a higher rate than Whites.

How Racial Bias Can Impact the Quality of Health Care Received by Black Men

A study conducted at the School of Public Health at Drexel University in Philadelphia found that bias and fear of Black men by health care professionals tended to lead to lower quality of care for African American men.

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