By Samantha N. N. Cross, Iowa State University; Stephanie Dellande, Menlo College, and Sterling Bone,…
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…
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…
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…
Study links racism and depression experienced by Black college graduates
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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…
Racial Disparities in Lung Cancer Start With Research
By Melba Newsome He was 55 years old and a decades-long smoker. So the doctor…
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…
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…
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…
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…