InequalityJanuary 12, 2023
Half of the 250 Kids Expelled from Preschool Each Day Are Black Boys
Racism and overstressed teachers help explain high expulsion rates for Black preschool boys
The Black Lives Matter Movement
What began as a call to action in response to police violence and anti-Black racism in the U.S. is now a global initiative to confront racial inequities in society, including environmental injustice, bias in academia and the public health threat of racism
MedicineDecember 23, 2022
Meet the Medical Student Challenging Racial Bias with TikTok
Medical influencer Joel Bervell is challenging racism in health care, one TikTok at a time.
OpinionOctober 31, 2022
Why Scientists Must Stand for Affirmative Action and against Scientific Racism
STEM professionals must stand against the white supremacy and scientific racism that fuels arguments against affirmative action
PsychologyAugust 19, 2022
In Schools, Honest Talk about Racism Can Reduce Discrimination
New laws make it harder for teachers to discuss racism and inequality, but psychological evidence shows these conversations dispel causes of bias and distress
PollutionJune 17, 2022
Racism Drives Environmental Inequality—But Most Americans Don’t Realize
Survey finds that most people think poverty is why pollution disproportionately affects Black people, despite evidence that racism is the major cause
InequalityJune 6, 2022
Suicides among Black People May Be Vastly Undercounted
Lack of data explains why
OpinionApril 26, 2022
These Three Overlooked Black Inventors Shaped Our Lives
The innovators changed the nature of household work, industrial production and high technology
EducationFebruary 1, 2022
Teaching about Racism Is Essential for Education
Lessons about racial injustice help students understand reality
InequalityJanuary 3, 2022
How Racism in Early Life Can Affect Long-Term Health
Excessive adversity activates biological reactions that can lead to lifelong problems in physical and mental well-being
SociologyJune 23, 2021
The Time to Dismantle the Racial Structures That Pervade Global Science Is Now
Sociologist Anthony Ryan Hatch believeswe must make the conversation around race and STEM a priority in academia
OpinionJune 17, 2021
Hidden Black Scientists Proved the Polio Vaccine Worked
Tuskegee Institute researchers showed Jonas Salk’s vaccine protected children by developing a key test
DiversityMay 12, 2021
When Racism Waits along the Academic Path
For structural engineer and entrepreneur Nehemiah Mabry, a racist remark made to him in graduate school provided all the motivation he needed to open doors into academia for others