African-Americans are more likely than whites to experience the loss of a parent during childhood and more likely to be exposed to multiple family member deaths by mid-life, according to a study by the Population Research ...
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Jan 23, 2017
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The racial health gap in the United States is well-documented. The gap starts with the infant mortality rate (11.1 blacks vs. 5.1 whites per 1,000) and extends to almost any health domain. Compared to whites, blacks live ...
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Jan 6, 2017
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Efforts to relieve the human and financial toll of prison overcrowding often rely on predictive tools that estimate how likely an inmate is to reoffend based on such risk factors as criminal history, education or employment ...
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Nov 16, 2016
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While positive attitudes toward gay men and lesbians have increased over recent decades, a new study led by researchers at IU's Center for Sexual Health Promotion shows attitudes toward bisexual men and women are relatively ...
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Oct 31, 2016
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A new Yale study has found that incidents of extreme violence against police officers can lead to periods of substantially increased racial disparities in the use of force by police.
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Sep 23, 2016
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Knowledge is the first step toward bringing police agencies and communities closer together, a Stanford scholar says.
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Jul 19, 2016
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There have been myriad promises made by the major political parties over the years focused on funding programs aimed at increasing the number of women pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
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Jul 13, 2016
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A new study analyzing traffic stops in Vermont shows that black and Hispanic drivers are pulled over, searched and arrested far more often than whites, yet white drivers are more likely to be carrying illegal contraband.
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Jul 1, 2016
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For many people, Barack Obama's election to the nation's highest office proved that race is no longer a barrier to the American Dream—that we are living in a "postracial" society. The Supreme Court's equal protection jurisprudence ...
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May 18, 2016
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For decades, researchers and scholars have studied what some call the "racial achievement gap" in academics and careers, without having a clear understanding why such a gap exists.
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Apr 28, 2016
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