Black boys with a disability face far higher risk of suspension

Some students may have a 60 times greater risk than others of facing a school suspension, a new study of St. Louis schools shows.

Neil Schoenherr-WUSTL • futurity
Sept. 3, 2019 ~6 min

Pregnant women of color say doctors and nurses mislead them

Pregnant women of color say doctors and nurses are packaging health information in a way that limits their options and even misleads them.

U. Washington • futurity
Aug. 29, 2019 ~6 min


College educated women drink more booze

More women are drinking alcohol, but there are variationsin drinking depending on age, race, education, marital status, and other factors.

Angie Hunt-Iowa State • futurity
Aug. 22, 2019 ~4 min

Professional investors favor white-led venture capital funds

The better black-led venture capital funds perform, the more bias they encounter from professional investors, report researchers.

Melissa De Witte-Stanford • futurity
Aug. 20, 2019 ~7 min

Better criteria for gifted programs can cut racial gaps

Changing how schools decide which kids qualify for advanced education programs can cut the racial and income gap in who's considered "gifted."

Duke University • futurity
Aug. 13, 2019 ~6 min

Book: Fat phobia arises from racism and religion

Our culture's fat phobia has deep cultural and religious roots, a new book argues.

Heather Ashbach-UC Irvine • futurity
Aug. 12, 2019 ~1 min

How women shaped the Civil Rights Movement through music

"Leading others in song gave these women space where very often they were prohibited from positions of power and leadership."

Katie Bohn-Penn State • futurity
Aug. 8, 2019 ~6 min

Black men in U.S. face 1 in 1,000 chance of being killed by police

Police violence is a leading cause of death of young men in the US. Black men are 2.5 times more likely to be killed by police than white men.

Robin Lally-Rutgers • futurity
Aug. 6, 2019 ~5 min


People of color don’t get credit for climate concern

Despite what some people may think, people of color are just as concerned, if not more so, than whites about climate change.

U. Oregon • futurity
Aug. 6, 2019 ~4 min

Harsher punishment leads to more suspensions for black kids

"The categories teachers use as reasons for punishment, like 'defiance,' 'disrespect,' and 'noncompliance,' are ripe for racial discrimination."

Jill Kimball-Brown • futurity
July 22, 2019 ~6 min

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