By Linda Charmaraman, Wellesley College and J. Maya Hernandez, University of California, Irvine Most research on teen social media use has been conducted on white teens and college students. As a result, it is unclear to what extent overlooked populations such as racial and ethnic minorities, sexual and gender minorities…
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 relationship has become a cottage industry. From celebrities and reality TV stars to social media influencers, for better or worse, there is no shortage of relationship advice to people seeking to figure out Black men.…
Disparities in advanced math and science skills begin by kindergarten
By Paul L. Morgan, Penn State The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea Racial and ethnic disparities in advanced math and science skills occur far earlier in the U.S. than previously known. Our new study finds that 13% of white students and 16%…
Study: Innocent Blacks more likely to be wrongfully convicted than White counterparts
A report released this month indicates Black people are more likely to be wrongfully accused of crimes and convicted than white people. The data also shows in cases involving murder, sexual assault, and drug crimes, Blacks are seven times more likely to be victims of police misconduct and spend more…
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 reading temperatures for Black patients compared with oral thermometers. Forehead thermometer readings were 26% lower than oral thermometers, according to the study conducted by researchers at Emory University and the University of Hawaii. Researchers noted…
Study shows hateful tweets increase as temperatures rise
A new study released indicates that as temperatures rise, hateful tweets sharply increase too. The study, published this month by The Lancet Planetary Health, documented a 22% jump in racist, homophobic and misogynist tweets whenever temperatures were recorded above 42 degrees Celsius. Conversely, however, the study showed that hateful tweets increased…
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 world for a single country, according to newly-released data from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Three countries were identified as having the highest number of children out of school: India, Nigeria…
Why is swimming so “white”?
Recently during an episode of the BLK News Now! YouTube Vlog “FalCo Files,” I was presented with a question about my opinion of an annoying stereotype. I shared, that in my opinion, one annoying stereotype is the “myth” that I can’t swim because of a pervasive stereotype that Black people…
Study: Nigeria tops list of English-speaking countries interested in cryptocurrencies
A new study released this week indicates Nigeria has shown more interest in cryptocurrencies than any other English-speaking country. Nigeria received a score of 371 in the study which analyzed Google Trends data for multiple cryptocurrency-related searches. The study, which was released by price tracker CoinGecko, combined the search terms…
Who is the Grandmother of Juneteenth?
In case you didn’t know, grandmothers aren’t just for kids. And Juneteenth is no exception. Some people may not know Opal Lee, but she has been dubbed the grandmother of Juneteenth — and for good reason. For those who don’t know Opal Lee, she is a mother, sister, aunt, grandmother and…
Study finds deaths among Black and Latino men in L.A. jails misclassified
A recently released study says deaths involving incarcerated Black and Latino men in L.A. County jails were misclassified by authorities. According to researchers at UCLA, the cause of death for many Black and Latino men in L.A. County jails was misclassified as natural or undetermined, often to conceal beatings at…
Study: Telemedicine narrowed gap between Black and non-Black patients accessing primary care in 2020
A study released this week indicates the gap between Black and non-Black patients who visited their primary care providers narrowed significantly during the pandemic in 2020. Completed primary care visits among Black patients jumped to 80% in 2020 compared to about 60% in 2019. Completed visits among non-Black patients increased…
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 in land value for Black farmers during the 20th century, according to a new study. The study was conducted by the University of Massachusetts-Boston and published in the AEA Papers and Proceedings publication. It is the…
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 Joe Biden’s proposal to put out menthols once and for all just got closer to reality. The FDA released a plan today to ban menthol flavored cigarettes, and it has a lot of Black folks…
Study finds link between Vitamin D deficiency and breast cancer risk among Black and Hispanic women
Have you taken your Vitamin D lately? A new health study shows a link between increased breast cancer risk and Vitamin D deficiency among Black and Hispanic women in the United States. Researchers analyzed blood samples from 290 Black and 125 Hispanic women who were later diagnosed with breast cancer,…