Wealth doesn’t ease racial gap in maternal, infant health

New research uses income and other data to clarify maternal and infant health in the US. The findings point to structural racism in health care.

Stanford • futurity
Nov. 30, 2022 ~11 min

Job seekers like companies that say Black Lives Matter

Prospective employees are drawn to businesses that publicly declare support for Black Lives Matter, research finds.

Amy McCaig-Rice University • futurity
Nov. 17, 2022 ~5 min


Police Facebook pages overreport Black suspects

Researchers examined close to 100,000 crime-related posts from 14,000 police Facebook pages to find disproportionate sharing of Black suspects.

Stanford • futurity
Nov. 17, 2022 ~6 min

Bias may hinge on how white kids view inequality

New research evaluates bias according to whether young white children think inequality is innate or environmental.

James Devitt-NYU • futurity
Nov. 16, 2022 ~7 min

Heart research bias puts Black, Hispanic women at risk

Biases in studies concerning heart disease and metabolic disorder in midlife Black and Hispanic women may put their lives in jeopardy.

Jared Wadley-Michigan • futurity
Nov. 11, 2022 ~4 min

Changes in education requirements for cops could save lives

Mandating at least an associate degree for entry-level officers could lower the number of Black people killed by police by up to three times.

Noelle Toumey Reetz-Georgia State • futurity
Oct. 11, 2022 ~11 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

Future pandemic strategy should consider these factors

Accounting for ethnicity and social factors may improve the strategies public health officials use in future pandemic, researchers report.

Rachel Cramer-Iowa State • futurity
Oct. 10, 2022 ~6 min


White teachers reveal bias when kids flub stories

If first graders Aaliyah and Katie each verbally tell a story, will a white teacher assess the narratives without bias? New research indicates no.

Jared Wadley-Michigan • futurity
Sept. 14, 2022 ~6 min

The perks of positivity may depend on race and culture

"There may be nuance in terms of what positive psychological factors protect people, depending on their race and their culture..."

UC Irvine • futurity
Aug. 29, 2022 ~7 min

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