A new study published in the Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics has found a connection between right-leaning attitudes, such…
Tag: racial bias
US math teachers view student performance differently based on race and gender
By Yasemin Copur-Gencturk, University of Southern California; Ian Thacker, The University of Texas at San Antonio, and Joseph Cimpian, New…
FDA’s promised rules on pulse oximeters unlikely to end decades of racial bias
By Arthur Allen, California Healthline OAKLAND, Calif. — The patient was in his 60s, an African American man with emphysema. The…
Police stop more Black drivers, while speed cameras issue unbiased tickets − new study from Chicago
By Wenfei Xu, Cornell University; David Levinson, University of Sydney; Michael J Smart, Rutgers University, and Nebiyou Yonas Tilahun, University…
From Michael Brown to Sonya Massey, a decade of police antiblack violence causes grief, worry and coping for Black parents
By Seanna Leath, Washington University in St. Louis and Sheretta T. Butler-Barnes, Washington University in St. Louis A decade ago,…
For Black Americans, higher police pay doesn’t always mean fewer violent confrontations as it does for other racial groups
By Thaddeus L. Johnson, Georgia State University and Natasha N. Johnson, Georgia State University Police unions have come under fire…
NY judge faces removal after threatening to shoot Black teens at graduation party
The New York Commission on Judicial Conduct ruled a judge should be removed after she was caught on camera arguing…
Do implicit bias trainings on race improve health care? Not yet – but incorporating the latest science can help hospitals treat all patients equitably
By Nao Hagiwara, University of Virginia and Tiffany Green, University of Wisconsin-Madison There is increasing evidence that implicit bias –…
Are race-conscious scholarships on their way out?
By Jeffrey C. Sun, University of Louisville and Charles J. Russo, University of Dayton The fate of hundred of millions…
US media coverage of new science less likely to mention researchers with African and East Asian names
By Hao Peng, Northwestern University When one Chinese national recently petitioned the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to become a…
