By Fred Clasen-Kelly and Renuka Rayasam, California Healthline October 28, 2024 KINGSTREE, S.C. — One morning in late April, a…
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Class and race can create divides between donors and a cause they support − putting stress on those nonprofits
By Abbie Cohen, University of California, Los Angeles Relying on wealthy, largely white donors for funding can lead nonprofits that…
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…
Only 1.8% of US doctors were Black in 1906 – and the legacy of inequality in medical education has not yet been erased
By Benjamin Chrisinger, Tufts University Fueled by the Supreme Court’s June 2023 ruling that bans affirmative action in higher education,…
Laws meant to keep different races apart still influence dating patterns, decades after being invalidated
By Solangel Maldonado, Seton Hall University If you are single and looking for a romantic partner, chances are that you…
New law will require NYPD officers record racial data on people they stop
NEW YORK — On Tuesday, the City Council passed a law that mandates New York City police officers to record…
Nonwhite people are drastically underrepresented in local government
By Justin de Benedictis-Kessner, Harvard Kennedy School Elected representatives in government don’t always look like the people they serve. The…
Incarceration rates for Black men and women have been declining since 2000. Reform efforts are helping.
Despite recent policy changes, the imprisonment rate among Black people remains the highest, and researchers say political trends may put…
White patients are more likely than Black patients to be given opioid medication for pain in US emergency departments
By Trevor Thompson, University of Greenwich and Sofia Stathi, University of Greenwich White people who visit hospital emergency departments with…
Facing Criticism, Feds Award First Maternal Health Grant to a Predominantly Black Rural Area
By Sarah Jane Tribble, California Healthline A federal program to combat the alarming rates of rural women dying from pregnancy…