Research & Studies

Survey Shows Barriers to Black Wealth Formation

The huge wealth gap between Black and Whites makes it harder for African American families to finance the college education of their children. Even for African Americans who have higher incomes, there are significant barriers to accumulating wealth.

University Economic Report Finds That Blacks in Texas Are Losing Ground to Other Groups

A report from the Institute of Urban Policy Research and Analysis at the University of Texas at Austin finds that the economic condition of African Americans in Texas has deteriorated since the beginning of the century. African Americans have the lowest median income of any racial or ethnic group.

Researchers Publish a Collection of Poems That Supported Black Troops in the Civil War

During the Civil War thousands of poems in support of African American troops were published in newspapers across the nation. Researchers at the University of Nebraska and the University of Cambridge have collected and published a sample of these poems online.

University of Pennsylvania Study Examines the Health of Adults in Sub-Saharan Africa

The study found that a 45-year-old women in rural Malawi could be expected to spend 58 percent of their remaining life with functional limitations. For 45-year-old men, 41 percent of their remaining years would include functional limitations.

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.

Berkeley Study Shows Blacks Disproportionately Live in Danger Zones for Excessive Heat

Using satellite imagery, researchers identified areas where there were no trees and where more than half the land area is covered by heat-absorbing hard services such as pavement or concrete. African Americans were more than 50 percent more likely than Whites to live in heat-prone neighborhoods.

University of Pennsylvania Researchers Issue New Report on HBCUs

The report is a good compilation of data taken mostly from statistics available on the websites of the Department of Education. There is not really a lot new here but the data pulled together in one place gives us a valuable overview of the current state of HBCUs.

A Racial Gap in Debt Levels of Doctoral Students

Among those who studied in a STEM discipline, a quarter of all Black doctoral students had more than $30,000 in debt compared to 10 percent of Whites and Asians. In the social, behavioral, and economic sciences 58 percent of Black students had debts of $30,000 or more.

At Many Colleges Financial Aid for Low-Income Students Is Lacking

The New American Foundation report found that for students from families with incomes below $30,000, two thirds of all private colleges and universities have a net price (costs after all financial aid is included) of at least $15,000.

Kansas State Scholar Examines the Classroom Experiences of Black Student Athletes

Dr. Albert Bimper, who played in the NFL, found that Black student athletes felt as if their accomplishments on the field were highly celebrated while those in the classroom were not, creating a skewed sense of priorities and expectations.

Education Department Data Shows Huge Racial Gap in Economic Literacy

For Whites, 53 percent of all high school seniors were rated proficient or advanced but only 17 percent of Black students scored at this level. Some 39 percent of Black students were rated as "Below Basic" compared to 11 percent of Whites.

A Possible Explanation for the Higher Mortality Rate for Black Women With Breast Cancer

Blacks are less likely than Whites to get breast cancer but when they do Blacks are more likely to die from the disease. A study by researchers in California shows one reason why the mortality rate may be higher for Black women.

Study Finds That Brain Impulses Can Indicate Implicit Racial Bias

Research by scholars at New York University and the University of Geneva examined differences in brain activity when test subjects were shown photographs of Black and White faces.

Researchers Find That Lack of Exercise Is Not a Major Contributor to the Racial Health Gap

The study examined the daily routines of more than 80,000 people and found that both Whites and Blacks spent at least 60 percent of their waking day in sedentary activities.

University Study Examines Why Blacks Pay More for Housing Than Whites

The study of more than 2 million home sales from 1990 to 2008 in four major metropolitan areas studied prices by Blacks and Whites of comparable homes in the same neighborhoods. Blacks, on average, paid 3.5 percent more.

Study Finds Blacks Are More Willing Than Whites to Participate in Medical Research

The conventional wisdom is that African Americans have major trust issues with the American medical establishment due to the Tuskegee Syphilis Study and the huge racial gap in medical professionals. But new research suggests this is not the case.

Group Size May Determine the Likelihood of Interracial Friendships

In a study of more than 4,700 high school students, researchers at the University of Michigan found school size had a major impact on the likelihood of students forming interracial friendships.

Rutgers University Sociologist Challenges Theories on Racial Differences in Mental Health

Dawne Mouzon, an assistant professor at Rutgers University, has conducted research which disputes the commonly held belief that the lower level of mental health problems among African Americans is the result of stronger family and church ties.

The Racial Gap in Time Spent Waiting to Vote

A study by Charles Stewart III, a professor of political science at MIT, finds that on average in 2012 Blacks had to wait longer than Whites to vote. Particularly in instances where a Black candidate is not on the ticket, this time difference may tend to reduce the overall Black voter turnout rate.

University Study Finds the Presence of Diversity Programs May Serve to Deflect Actual Inequities

Researchers found that companies that have diversity training programs benefit by giving the impression that they are concerned about equal employment opportunity, even when these companies don't necessarily offer better work environments for Blacks and other minorities.
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