Health experts say the benefits would be “enormous,” but others worry a ban would invite more criminalization of Black communities. Margo Snipe The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected…
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The Detrimental Effects of Microaggressions
by The Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research A new systematic review categorizes microaggressions and their consequences. KEY POINTS A review organizes microaggressions into categories such as “pathologizing differences” and “denigrating…
The Worst States for Black Americans
Samuel Stebbins 1. Wisconsin > Poverty rate: 31.3% Black, 9.0% white> Homeownership rate: 25.5% Black, 71.1% white> Unemployment rate: 10.0% Black, 3.0% white> Median household income: $31,351 Black, $64,377 white Wisconsin ranks as the…
HBCU bomb threats are the latest racist response to Black success
Predominantly Black spaces don’t operate like predominantly white ones do. Rust College in Holly Springs, Miss., was one of 14 historically Black colleges and universities that received bomb threats Tuesday,…
3 Foods That Could Extend Your Life
by Susan McQuillan M.S., RDN Eat this way, new research suggests, and you may live longer—a lot longer. THE BASICS Given a choice, would you want to extend your expected…
Apology From the American Psychological Association
APOLOGY TO PEOPLE OF COLOR FOR APA’S ROLE IN PROMOTING, PERPETUATING, AND FAILING TO CHALLENGE RACISM, RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, AND HUMAN HIERARCHY IN U.S. Resolution adopted by the APA Council of…
What Is Black History Month and How Did It Begin?
By Lisa Vox Although Black History Month is observed each February in the United States, many people are not familiar with how or why it was created. To understand Black…
Signs That You May Have Had COVID-19
What Research Shows Signs Variant symptoms Antigen tests Summary From HEALTHLINE.com More than 190 million people have developed COVID-19 since late 2019, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Many…
Why Gain Requires Loss
By Samantha Smithstein Psy.D. Why is making a choice, even an exciting one, likely to make you sad? KEY POINTS Every choice, whether painful or joyful, contains loss. Sometimes this…
This One Symptom Could Be Your First Sign of Omicron, Doctors Warn
by Kali Coleman COVID cases in the U.S. are still at an all-time high, with more than a 33 percent increase in infections this week compared to last, per the Centers for…