Racism produces subtle brain changes that lead to increased disease risk in Black populations

Racial threats and slights take a toll on health, but the continual invalidation and questioning of whether those so-called microaggressions exist has an even more insidious effect, research shows.

Nathaniel Harnett, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School • conversation
Dec. 15, 2023 • ~8 min

People living with HIV face harmful stigma daily – DaBaby's rant was just more public than most

Microaggressions are more subtle than outright discrimination. But they can directly affect HIV treatment outcomes.

Sannisha Dale, Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Miami • conversation
Aug. 9, 2021 • ~7 min

Microaggressions aren't just innocent blunders – new research links them with racial bias

White people are often defensive when they're called out for these subtle snubs and insults. But researchers have found that microaggressions correlate with racial bias.

Jonathan Kanter, Director of the Center for the Science of Social Connection, University of Washington • conversation
Sept. 24, 2020 • ~9 min

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