University Study Links Exposure to Racism to Higher Probability of Adult-Onset Asthma
The Boston University study examined the cases of more than 38,000 African American women who participated in the Black Women's Health Study between 1997 and 2011. The women completed questionnaires on their health and experiences of racism every two years.
University of California Agrees to Settle a Race Discrimination Lawsuit
Christian Head, an African American professor of surgery claimed that he was intentionally degraded based on his race and that UCLA officials ignored blatant acts of racial discrimination directed against him.
University Study Finds No Evidence of Racial Discrimination by Major League Baseball Umpires
The new study examined ball and strike calls for millions of pitches between 1997 and 2008. Using several statistical methods, the authors found no evidence that more strikes were called for pitchers who were the same race as the umpire.
Humboldt State University Study Analyses Hate Speech on Twitter
Students compared the number of hateful tweets to the population of a given county to show the level of hate in particular areas. Much of the eastern half of the country showed a a high level of racial hate.
Columbia University Seeking to Remove “Caucasian Only” Clause From a Fellowship
In 1920 a woman donated $500,000 to Columbia University for an endowed fellowship that was restricted to students from Iowa of "the Caucasian race." The university is asking a Manhattan court to remove the restriction.
New Study Documents Huge Racial Disparity in School Suspensions
The study by researchers at the Civil Rights Project at the University of California at Los Angeles found that up to 40 percent of all Black students in schools in Chicago, Dallas, Memphis, and St. Louis were suspended at least once during the school year.
Racial Stereotypes on Black Tipping Behavior May Lead to Poor Restaurant Service
When waiters at restaurants have the preconceived notion that Black patrons are poor tippers, they are unlikely to give a high level of service to these customers, according to a new study by a sociologist at Wayne State University in Detroit.
New Report From the EEOC Finds Blacks Face Many Obstacles in Gaining Federal Employment
According to the new report by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commissions, educational inequalities and insufficient training are among the obstacles mentioned as being significant barriers to fuller participation in the federal work force by African Americans.
Oberlin College Suspends Classes After Racial Incidents
In February, Black History Month posters in the college's Science Center were defaced with the word "Nigger." In a residence hall, the words "Whites Only" were written above a water fountain and "No Niggers" was written on a bathroom door.
The Post Post-Racial Era?
The election of Barack Obama in 2008 prompted some commentators to say that the nation had entered a post-racial era, but new data from researchers at three universities shows that anti-Black sentiments are on the rise.
EEOC Says HBCU Discriminated Against White Employee
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission concluded that "race was a factor in the terms and conditions of employment and WSSU's decision to terminate her employment."
Racial Bias Found in the Assignment of the Writing of Majority Opinions in State...
The study was conducted by researchers at the University of Georgia and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Study Finds Women and Minority Doctoral Candidates May Face Faculty Discrimination
Prospective doctoral students with Caucasian sounding male names were 26 percent more likely to be granted an interview than candidates with names that indicated they were minorities or women.
UCLA Surgery Professor Files a Race Discrimination Lawsuit
According to his lawsuit, Dr. Christian Head was depicted as a gorilla being sodomized by his White superior in a slide shown at a presentation to the medical center staff.
Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia Opens at Ferris State University
The new $1.3 million, 3,300-square-foot museum's collection includes more than 9,000 artifacts.
Duke University Opens Exhibit on the History of the Portrayal of Africans Americans in...
The exhibit, entitled "From Blackface to Blaxploitation: Representations of African Americans in Film," will be shown through the end of July.
LSU Students Investigate “Cold Case” Murders From the Civil Rights Era
As a result of their research, the students filed Freedom of Information Act requests seeking more than 30,000 pages of FBI investigation files.
None of the Princeton Review’s “300 Best Professors” Teaches at an HBCU
One wonders why there is not one professor from Spelman, Howard, Morehouse, Fisk, or Hampton or some other HBCU on the list.
Racial Incident at Purdue University
Someone defaced a photograph of a late African American Purdue faculty member with a racial slur.
Video Shows the Ignorance of College Students on the Subject of Black History
A white comedian donned blackface and interviewed students at Brigham Young University on the subject of Black history.
Has America Entered a Post-Racial Era?
Not yet, warns Pearl K. Ford Dowe, a political scientist at the University of Arkansas.
Series of Hate Crimes Strikes the Campus of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside
The advent of Black History Month unfortunately often coincides with a rise in racial incidents on campus.
Rice University Study Finds That Racial Discrimination Can Be Harmful to Your Health
Sociologists at Rice University in Houston found that 18 percent of African Americans reported emotional or health problems resulting from perceived racial discrimination.
The University of Cincinnati Mounts an Online Program to Combat Racial and Sexual Harassment
Faculty and staff will be required to participate in the online training program and pass a test to show that they have mastered the content.
University of Miami to Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Its Racial Desegregation
Today, the University of Miami has one of the most diverse student bodies in the nation.
Black College Administrator Barred From Participating in Services at a Kentucky Church
The pastor later declared the resolution null and void.
Civil Rights Suit Filed Against the University of New Mexico
The complaint was filed by local clergy and the Albuquerque chapter of the NAACP.
FBI Releases Data for U.S. Hate Crimes in 2010
Of the reported 6,628 reported hate crime incidents in 2010, 47.3 percent were motivated by racial bias.
Williams College Cancels a Day of Classes After Racial Incident on Campus
More than a thousand students attended an outdoor rally that addressed this serious incident.
Racism Rocks Michigan State University Campus
There have been at least three racial incidents in recent weeks.
Professor Who Claimed Black Women Are Less Attractive Is Disciplined
Satoshi Kanazawa of the London School of Economics admits his "arguments may have been flawed and not supported by the available evidence."
