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New Study Shows Black Students Receive Harsher Discipline; Does Not Investigate if Fire Is Hot or Water Is Wet
A new study in the budding academic field of spending valuable research dollars to prove stuff we already know has exposed the little-known fact that racism exists in the education sector. Tulane University’s Education Research Alliance for New Orleans released a policy brief examining discipline records from Louisiana’s Department of Education and found startling disparities…
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We Told Y’all: New Study Reveals How Every Phase of Criminal-Justice System Favors Whites
I won’t lie—I love studies. You can argue with someone about an issue for days, but that person will always disagree. People can twist statistics to fit any narrative. When debating race, some skeptics (usually white people, racists and black men with no facial hair) are willing to easily dismiss your assertions if you don’t…
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Contaminated Flint, Mich., Water Resulted in Fewer Pregnancies, Higher Number of Fetal Deaths: Study
Women who were exposed to the horrendously high levels of lead in their drinking water in Flint, Mich., suffered from fertility issues that led to fewer pregnancies and a higher number of fetal deaths, a new study reviewing health records from the city and the state has revealed. According to the Detroit Free Press, fertility…
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Study: A Picture of a Black Person Can Anger Trump Supporters and Change Their Politics
Trump voters are very complex. They are conservatives who believe big government is getting out of hand. They want lower taxes for the middle class. They believe in comprehensive immigration reform. They want an economic policy that reflects the average … Nah, I’m just bullshitting. They just don’t like black people. According to Vox, they…
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Is Airbnb Turning NYC’s Brooklyn White? Airbnb Responds
Editor’s note: A quote by Murray Cox has been added to provide full context. Updated Tuesday, June 27, 2017, 1:38 p.m. EDT: On Monday The Root published this original article, which used data to argue that the home-sharing company Airbnb is being used as a tool for gentrification in Brooklyn, N.Y. After the article was…
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Researchers Used Watered-Down Language, Removed Some Disturbing Findings in Study on Racial Profiling in San Diego Police Department: Report
In November, a long-awaited study about whether the San Diego Police Department engaged in racial profiling was released, with the not-surprising results that black and Hispanic motorists were more likely to be searched and more likely to be subject to field interviews, although they were less likely to have contraband items. However, a new report…
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Researchers: People Who Oppose Colin Kaepernick’s Protest Are Probably Racist
Whites who believe negative stereotypes about blacks are more likely than most to oppose athletes kneeling during the national anthem, according to researchers who studied the issue, the Washington Post reports. In yet another Kanye-shrug-inducing survey, researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst conducted a nationally representative online poll in October to determine whether negative…
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Car Insurers Charge More if You Live Near Minorities: Study
If you live around blacks or Hispanics and own an automobile, according to a new investigation from ProPublica, you’re probably not getting your car insurer’s secret white discount. For years, insurance companies have defended the fact that they charge customers in minority urban neighborhoods higher premiums than people who live in majority-white neighborhoods. Few people…
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Black Men Seen as Larger, More Threatening Than White Men of Similar Size: Study
This probably comes as no surprise to some of you given how, in general, black men are portrayed in media as violent and threatening. However, a new study published by the American Psychological Association Monday is adding credibility to the claim, noting that people do indeed have a tendency to perceive black men as larger…
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Innocent Blacks 7 Times More Likely to Be Convicted of Murder: Study
A new report from the National Registry of Exonerations has confirmed what we already knew (I know most of y’all ain’t surprised): Black people are more likely to be wrongfully convicted than their white counterparts, and they are also more likely to spend a longer time behind bars before they are exonerated. As the report,…