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Bot Bias: Study Finds a Medical Algorithm Favors White Patients Over Sicker Black Ones
An algorithm used by major hospitals and healthcare providers misjudged how sick black patients were compared with their white counterparts, allowing healthier white patients to get additional medical supports more often. That’s according to the findings of a study published Thursday in the journal Science that looked at patient care based on medical practitioners’ use…
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Why Did a Georgia School District Ban This No. 1 Bestseller About Race?
While all of this might sound like innocuous content for a high school student, one Georgia school district disagrees.
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The Root's Clapback Mailbag: Stupid or Liar?
White people are smart. They be knowing stuff. And, as a lowly negro writer, it is my duty to study the emails, letters, tweets and direct messages received every week and use them as a valuable learning tool. Even when they say things that are not true, I must understand that the vast majority of…
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Bernie Rises Above, Kamala Cries Like a Dove and Yang’s Got No Computer Love: 2020 Presidential Black Power Rankings, Week 13
Earlier this week, Marcus Ferrell (former African-American outreach director for Bernie Sanders for America 2016, and senior adviser for Swing Left) sent me the following meme: It was perfect, actually, since in making the Power Rankings this week we caught a few candidates slipping. It seems like in the midst of crowing over new fundraising…
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Help Black Girls Make Magic: 7 Organizations You Can $upport on International Day of the Girl
For black girls and young women of color, it can seem like the deck is perennially stacked against them. A recent study by Georgetown Law Center on Poverty and Inequality quantified what many of us have intimately experienced: that adults view black girls under 14 as less innocent and more adult than white children of…
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People Are Upset Because Rashida Tlaib Said White People Can’t Distinguish Black Faces. Science Says She’s Right
Right-wing outlets and people who don’t season their wings right are up in arms after a Democratic congresswoman made a statement based on nothing but data, facts and peer-reviewed scientific research. According to the Detroit News, on Monday, Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) visited Detroit’s “Real-Time Crime” center, which uses cameras and computer software equipped with…
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Sincerely, Black Folks: Dear White People Renewed for 4th and Final Season
It’s official—Dear White People, Volume 4 is a go! Netflix confirmed that Dear White People has been renewed for a fourth season. But that’s not even the most major news—it’ll be the final season of the entire series! “I’m so grateful my little indie-that-could has made it to four seasons at Netflix!” show creator Justin…
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The 2019 Root 100: Stacey Abrams Tops Our 10th Anniversary List of Most Influential African Americans
Every year, The Root 100 honors the most influential African Americans ages 25 to 45 in the fields of art, business, community, entertainment, media, politics, science & technology and sports. This year, the 10th anniversary of the list, Stacey Abrams is No. 1 for her fight to end voter suppression during the 2020 elections.
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Countdown to The Root 100: Here’s a Sneak Peek at the Top STEM and Business Honorees As We Get Ready to Reveal Who Is No. 1
As we continue our roll out for the 10th anniversary of The Root 100, we’re giving a sneak peek at the top three honorees in eight categories—arts, business, community, entertainment, media, politics, sports and STEM (science, technology, engineering and math)—before we unveil the full list on Thursday. On Monday, we recognized the top honorees in…
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Terrence Howard Believes One Times One Equals Two and Is Counting on Us to Take Him Seriously
Beyoncé said she may not know much about algebra, but she knows that one plus one equals two! Terrence Howard, on the other hand, basically said, “fuck algebra.” If there is one bit of knowledge I soaked up from the uselessly aggravating period of time I spent in Algebra class, it’s the Pythagorean Theorem. The…