Has Education Paid Off for Black Workers?
Janelle Jones, a research associate at the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington, D.C., is the co-author of a report that examines the extent that education has produced economic benefits for African Americans.
Racial Differences in School Safety Indicators
Schools where students feel safe, are not bullied, and are not subjected daily to intimidation, violence, and drugs are schools that will be more conducive to learning and preparing students for college.
UCLA Scientists Develop Promising New Treatment for Sickle-Cell Disease
This potential treatment for sickle-cell disease is of particular interest to the African American community. While people of any race can have the sickle-cell trait, the disease is far more common among African Americans than it is among Whites.
Research Finds Varying Racial Outcomes Among College Graduates of Art Programs
A new report from the Strategic National Arts Alumni Project (SNAAP) finds racial differences among students who majored in the arts in college. Some 60 percent of White graduates currently work as artists, compared to 53 percent of Black graduates.
University of Rochester Study Finds Racial Disparity in Use of Pain Medicine in Emergency...
A new study by researchers at the University of Rochester found that Black, poor, and low-educated patients are less likely to receive pain medicines in hospital emergency rooms than White, high-income, and well-educated patients.
University Study Finds Cuts to Food Stamps May End Up Costing the Taxpayers More
Study by researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University and the University of California at San Francisco finds that cuts to the Food Stamp program may end up producing even larger increases in healthcare costs that will have to be borne by taxpayers.
Dartmouth College Study Finds Cosmetic Surgery to Look Whiter Fails to Boost Women’s Self-Esteem
In a study of 63 women in Venezuelan, 24 who had undergone a rhinoplasty and 39 who wanted to have one, Dr. Lauren Gulbas, assistant professor of anthropology at Dartmouth College, found that all the women of African descent believed that having a nose job would improve their self-esteem.
University Study Finds Donor Race Is Criticial in Liver Transplants for Patients With Hepatitis...
The researchers at Tulane University and the University of California at San Francisco found that African American transplant patients with hepatitis C who had a Black liver donor had a five-year survival rate significantly closer to patients of other ethnic groups.
Taking Stock of the Black Presence in College Sports
African Americans make up large percentage of student athletes in college sports. But coaches and administrators remain predominantly white.
Older Black Caribbeans and Older African Americans Have Different Rates of Depression
The study of more than 2,000 American adults by researchers at Michigan State University found that Whites and Blacks of Caribbean descent experienced much higher rates of depression than African Americans.
University Study Finds Racial Disparity in Survival Rates After Coronary Bypass Surgery
The data showed that for coronary bypass patients who also had peripheral artery disease, the average survival time for Whites was 9.5 years and for Blacks the average survival time was eight years.
New Research Shows Value of Racial and Socioeconomic Diversity on Campus
Researchers surveyed more than 15,000 students at 102 colleges and universities across the United States on their interactions with people of different races and economic backgrounds.
Utah State Research Examines University Hiring Practices Regarding Black Coaches
Research by associate professors Christy Glass and Alison Cook found that colleges and universities were more willing to hire a Black coach when their teams had a losing record. And they found that when Black coaches were hired they had a shorter tenure as head coach.
University Study Finds Huge Racial Disparty in Diagnoses for ADHD
The study noted that although Black children are less likely to be diagnosed with the disorder, and thus do not receive the appropriate treatments, despite the fact that other research shows that Black children are just as likely, if not more so, to display ADHD symptoms.
Georgetown University Study Finds Higher Education Perpetuates White Racial Privilege
The report finds that although African American enrollments in higher education have steadily increased, Blacks remain underrepresented at the nation's most prestigious college and universities that send their graduates to the top professional schools and on to the best-paying jobs.
Study Explores Reasons Behind Racial Differences in Breast Cancer Mortality
The data showed that Black women were diagnosed with breast cancer later than White women. They also found that other health conditions such as diabetes or hypertension that were more prevalent in Black cancer patients may have been a factor in the higher mortality rates.
University of Hawaii Study Shows How Sleep Deprivation Impacts Racial Prejudice
The results of the study of 400 undergraduate students at the University of Hawaii showed that the sleepier the test subject, the more likely they were to rate prospective job candidates with Black-sounding names unqualified for the position.
Study Finds That Minority Faculty at Community Colleges Feel Marginalized
A report by the California Community College Collaborative at the University of California at Riverside finds that minority faculty members at community colleges feel marginalized and this causes them to limit what they contribute to their educational institution.
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 Pennsylvania Researchers Examine Racial Differences in Sleep Behavior
The study found that Black women tended to support unhealthy beliefs, attitudes, and practices regarding sleep more so than White women. Black women were more likely than White women to turn to alcohol as a sleep aid and were more likely to read, watch television, or do other activities in bed.
University of Michigan Study Finds That Intelligence Is No Cure for Racism
A study conducted at the University of Michigan has found that intelligent people tend to be just as racist as their less intelligent counterparts. Smart people are just more adept at hiding their racism, the study found.
Racism May Be a Contributing Factor to Higher Rates of Hypertension Among Blacks
A new study led by Lisa A. Cooper, the John F. Fries Professor of Internal Medicine at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, finds that African Americans who are hypervigilant over racial issues tend to have higher blood pressure than other African Americans.
Study Finds a Link Between Family Support and Health/Happiness Among LGBT People of Color
The Social Justice Sexuality project – a study of over 5,000 lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people of color – finds that spirituality and family support are key predictors to overall health, happiness, and civic engagement.
University of Iowa Study Shows Lenders Favor Black Women
Researchers at the University of Iowa gave financial professionals fictional loan applications in which education, gender, and race were different but financial profiles were relatively the same. Results show that lenders view Black women as favorably as they do White men.
Study Led by Duke Cardiologist Finds Racial Gap in Hospitalizations Following Heart Failure
After accounting for differences between patients relating to their health at the start of the study, researchers found that for patients who survived heart failure, Blacks were 58 percent more likely than Whites to be hospitalized for complications.
University-Developed Intervention Reduces Unprotected Sex Among Bisexual Black Men
The Men of African American Legacy Empowering Self (MAALES) program engaged Black men in small discussion groups on safe sex practices for men who had sex with both women and men. The discussions also included culturally relevant discussions that were centered upon Black men.
Stanford Study Finds That Sharing Cultural Experiences Can Reduce Intergroup Prejudice
Psychologists at Stanford University state that their findings could help policymakers, employers, school administrators and others interested in creating a more positive climate for people from diverse backgrounds.
University Study Finds Constructive Criticism, Not Undeserved Praise, Is More Helpful to Black Students
A new study led by Davis S. Yeager, an assistant professor of developmental psychology at the University of Texas at Austin, finds that praising African American students for mediocre work in an effort to boost self-esteem can actually have just the opposite effect.
Princeton University Study Finds That Poverty Impedes Cognitive Functions
A study led by researchers at Princeton University finds that poverty and its related stresses puts such a burden on people's mental state that they have less brainpower to deal with other aspects of life.
Survey Documents the State of Black Studies at U.S. Colleges and Universities
A survey of 1,777 colleges and universities found that 76 percent of these institutions had Black studies programs to some degree. Some 20 percent of responding institutions had formal academic units, either departments or programs, dedicated to African American studies.
Harvard Study Finds African Americans Sleep Less Than Whites
A new study led by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health finds that African Americans tend to sleep less than White Americans. The racial differences in sleep duration are particularly pronounced among professionals.
North Dakota State University Study Examines Racial Profiling
A content analysis of newspaper articles revealed the frequency and context of the reporting of racial profiling, the extent to which it is presented as a problem for all racial minority groups as opposed to a select few.
NIH-Sponsored Study Shows the Value of Mentoring for Science Faculty at HBCUs
The study found that mentoring program for science faculty at these institutions resulted in an increase in the number of published articles in peer-reviewed journals, an increase in grants won, and an increase in professional and career activities.
Major Research Project to Study Genetic Link to Disease Susceptibility Among Minorities
The research teams are located at the University of Southern California, Rutgers University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle.
Racial Differences in Anticipated Debt for Medical School Students
The survey found that 77 percent of Black students anticipated accumulating at least $150,000 in debt during their medical training. For all medical school students, 62.1 percent anticipated debt of $150,000 or more.
Research Discovers a Brain Drain of Physicians From Sub-Saharan Africa
In conducting research for his doctoral dissertation at Vanderbilt University, Akhenaten Tankwanchi found that the number of physicians practicing in the United States who had immigrated from sub-Saharan African had increased 40 percent over the past decade.
