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People of color get so used to discrimination in stores they don’t always notice bad customer service

By Samantha N. N. Cross, Iowa State University; Stephanie Dellande, Menlo College, and Sterling Bone,…

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For Black social workers, anxiety and depression are on the rise

By Carmen Reese Foster, University of Tennessee When George Floyd was brutally murdered in the…

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Leading American medical journal continues to omit Black research, reinforcing a legacy of racism in medical knowledge

By Cherice Escobar Jones, Northeastern University; Gwendolynne Reid, Emory University, and Mya Poe, Northeastern University…

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Research on teen social media use has a racial bias – studies of white kids are widely taken to be universal

By Linda Charmaraman, Wellesley College and J. Maya Hernandez, University of California, Irvine Most research…

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Study links racism and depression experienced by Black college graduates

BLK News Now!Blog dedicated to news and viewpoints from Black journalists who support, and inform,…

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The reality of Black men’s love lives and marriages is very different than what’s usually shown on TV – I spent years actually talking to them

By Armon Perry, University of Louisville Finding and keeping a good Black man in a…

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Racial Disparities in Lung Cancer Start With Research

By Melba Newsome He was 55 years old and a decades-long smoker. So the doctor…

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Math teachers in virtual classes tend to view girls and Black students as less capable

By Yasemin Copur-Gencturk, University of Southern California; Ian Thacker, The University of Texas at San…

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Study: Forehead thermometer readings possibly less accurate among Black patients

A new study indicates forehead thermometers are possibly not as accurate when it comes to…

  • African Diaspora

Report: 20 million children out of school in Nigeria; sub-Saharan Africa has highest figures for any region globally

About 20 million children in Nigeria are out of school, the highest figure in the…

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Poll: Only 3% of Black Americans say Blacks do not experience discrimination in the US

A new poll released today by Pew Research Center revealed glum outlooks on racial equality…

Report: Popular AI program makes robots racist and sexist

If you were looking forward to the day when a robot could be your trusted…

New research indicates Black women with breast cancer have significantly higher mortality rates than other women

Newly-released research indicates Black women diagnosed with breast cancer have a significantly higher mortality rate…

Study: Black farmers lost $326 billion in land value during 20th century

Discriminatory lending practices and forced land sales contributed to the loss of about $326 billion…

Black smokers love menthols — And Biden’s ban is closer to ashing them

Still love them menthols? Almost a year after pledging to extinguish the controversial cigarettes, President…

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