Indian American teens: Discrimination started early

Interviews with Indian American teens reveal that discrimination against them began as early as preschool.

Texas A&M University • futurity
Dec. 20, 2022 ~5 min

What the Respect for Marriage Act does and doesn’t do

Law professor Leonore Carpenter explains the Respect for Marriage Act, which enshrines protections for same-sex and interracial marriages in federal law.

Patti Zielinski - Rutgers • futurity
Dec. 2, 2022 ~8 min


Clinical trials often exclude people with intellectual disabilities

An expert explains why excluding people with intellectual disabilities from clinical trials is a problem and what can be done to change it.

Daryl Lovell-Syracuse • futurity
Nov. 18, 2022 ~8 min

Why critical race theory gets people so mad

"Critical race theory is an effort to explain why 10 years after Brown, no desegregation had occurred." Here's why that gets people riled up.

Stanford • futurity
Oct. 11, 2022 ~12 min

1 in 2 Black teens faced online racism in 2020

During 2020, Black youth reported increased online racial discrimination that predicted worse same- and next-day mental health.

U. Pittsburgh • futurity
July 26, 2022 ~5 min

Why so many LGBT+ scientists leave physics

"Nearly everybody I know who is LGBT+ in physics has left, to be honest," says Tim Atherton, coauthor of a study on exclusionary treatment in the field.

Mike Silver-Tufts • futurity
March 21, 2022 ~8 min

Racism, anti-LBGTQ policies tied to suicide risk among Black sexual minority men

"Structural oppression is a matter of life and death for young Black sexual minority men," says Devin English.

Patti Verbanas-Rutgers • futurity
Feb. 23, 2022 ~4 min

Expert: Flores lawsuit against NFL could spark change

The lawsuit that former head coach Brian Flores has brought against the NFL for racial discrimination could bring change quickly, an expert says.

Sara Savat-WUSTL • futurity
Feb. 9, 2022 ~5 min


Racial bias shows up in which email surveys people reply to

Racial discrimination can show up in which emails people respond to, a discovery that illustrates the day-to-day discriminations that people of color face.

Katie Bohn-Penn State • futurity
Feb. 1, 2022 ~7 min

Arts programs boost student social injustice awareness

Taking part in arts programming can help students develop awareness of social injustice and increase engagement in social action, research finds.

Jade McClain-NYU • futurity
Dec. 13, 2021 ~4 min

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