Category: Research & Studies

Study Finds a Narrowing of the Digital Divide

Study Finds a Narrowing of the Digital Divide

While broadband access to the Internet among Blacks has increased, much of the gain appears to be from an increased use of smartphones by African Americans.

May 10, 2012 | 0 comments View Post
Are Teachers Lavishing Black Students With Too Much Praise?

Are Teachers Lavishing Black Students With Too Much Praise?

A Rutgers University study finds that White teachers provided more praise and less criticism if they thought that the student who wrote a poorly written essay was Black or Hispanic.

May 06, 2012 | 4 comments View Post
North Carolina State University Study Finds Racism in the Level of Restaurant Service

North Carolina State University Study Finds Racism in the Level of Restaurant Service

The results showed that 38.5 percent of all servers admitted to providing a lower level of service to African American customers at least some of the time.

May 03, 2012 | 0 comments View Post
Is the National African American Spelling Bee a Good Idea?

Is the National African American Spelling Bee a Good Idea?

A new event offers many young African American students the opportunity to compete on a national level in spelling competitions.

Apr 27, 2012 | 3 comments View Post
Study Finds HBCU Faculty Are More Supportive of Students Than Faculty at Other Schools

Study Finds HBCU Faculty Are More Supportive of Students Than Faculty at Other Schools

Faculty members at historically Black colleges and universities are more likely than their peers at predominately White institutions to engage in “educationally purposeful” activities both in and outside the classroom.

Apr 27, 2012 | 5 comments View Post
Schott Foundation Report Finds Vast Racial Inequities in New York City Public Schools

Schott Foundation Report Finds Vast Racial Inequities in New York City Public Schools

Black students are four times as likely as Asian or White students to be enrolled in the poorest performing schools.

Apr 27, 2012 | 0 comments View Post
Study Finds Dropout Rates for Black Students Are Higher at Charter Schools

Study Finds Dropout Rates for Black Students Are Higher at Charter Schools

Black students at charter schools in Austin, Dallas, and Houston had a dropout rate of 13 percent compared to a drop out rate of 4 percent for Black students in urban public schools.

Apr 20, 2012 | 3 comments View Post
Duke University Study Finds Racial Disparity in Convictions by All-White Juries

Duke University Study Finds Racial Disparity in Convictions by All-White Juries

When the jury pool was all White, Black defendants were convicted 81 percent of the time. When the defendant was White, the conviction rate was 66 percent.

Apr 20, 2012 | 0 comments View Post
University of Michigan Study Finds Racial Disparity in Prescriptions for Antidepressants

University of Michigan Study Finds Racial Disparity in Prescriptions for Antidepressants

For patients with a major depressive disorder, Whites were 1.52 times as likely as Blacks to be prescribed antidepressant drugs.

Apr 20, 2012 | 1 comment View Post
A Check-Up of Blacks in U.S. Medical Schools

A Check-Up of Blacks in U.S. Medical Schools

Over the first decade of the 21st century, the Black percentage of all U.S. medical school graduates has declined.

Apr 12, 2012 | 2 comments View Post
Princeton University Study Examines Link Between Socioeconomic Factors and Life Expectancy

Princeton University Study Examines Link Between Socioeconomic Factors and Life Expectancy

Author Michael Geruso concludes that 80 percent of the life expectancy gap between Black men and White men is due to socioeconomic differences.

Apr 12, 2012 | 0 comments View Post
Study Finds Students’ Attitudes on Race Change for the Worse During Their College Years

Study Finds Students’ Attitudes on Race Change for the Worse During Their College Years

A survey finds that students are less concerned about promoting racial understanding when they are seniors than when they were freshmen.

Apr 12, 2012 | 2 comments View Post
Black and Minority Students Are Being Squeezed Out of Community Colleges

Black and Minority Students Are Being Squeezed Out of Community Colleges

A new report states, “Hundreds of thousands of prospective students are knocking on the doors of community colleges and are being denied access because the colleges have insufficient capacity to serve them.”

Apr 09, 2012 | 0 comments View Post
How Race Impacts the Healthcare Debate

How Race Impacts the Healthcare Debate

A new study shows that White Americans have different levels of support of healthcare reform depending on the race of the person they believed offered the proposal.

Mar 31, 2012 | 3 comments View Post
Study Finds Smoking Rates Are Impacted by the Perception of Racial Discrimination

Study Finds Smoking Rates Are Impacted by the Perception of Racial Discrimination

Jason W. Purnell, of Washington University in St. Louis, was the lead author of a study on the impact of racial discrimination on cigarette smoking behavior.

Mar 29, 2012 | 0 comments View Post
Benefits of Preschool Are More Likely to Accrue to Children of Lower-Income Homes

Benefits of Preschool Are More Likely to Accrue to Children of Lower-Income Homes

A study conducted by a psychologist at the University of Texas finds that the preschool experience can greatly reduce academic achievement gaps between white and nonwhite children and children from rich and poor families.

Mar 23, 2012 | 0 comments View Post
University Study Finds That Bottling Up Emotions Can Lead to Depression Among Black Men

University Study Finds That Bottling Up Emotions Can Lead to Depression Among Black Men

A new study by Wizdom Powell Hammond of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, finds that Black men who hold back their emotions when confronted with racial discrimination are more likely to become depressed.

Mar 23, 2012 | 0 comments View Post
UConn Scientist on the Cutting Edge of Research on Regenerating Human Tissues

UConn Scientist on the Cutting Edge of Research on Regenerating Human Tissues

Dr. Cato T. Laurencin’s work on tissue regeneration is called one of the “100 scientific discoveries that changed the world.”

Mar 16, 2012 | 0 comments View Post
Can Music Play a Role in Racial Prejudice?

Can Music Play a Role in Racial Prejudice?

Research conducted at Ohio State University shows that particular types of music can influence behavior even though the lyrics do not contain references to race or ethnicity.

Mar 16, 2012 | 2 comments View Post
University of Georgia Study Finds Wide Racial Disparity in Cancer Mortality Rates

University of Georgia Study Finds Wide Racial Disparity in Cancer Mortality Rates

The racial disparities in mortality rates were the greatest for oral, prostate, and cervical cancers and were more pronounced in rural areas.

Mar 16, 2012 | 0 comments View Post
Stanford University Study Finds That a Shorter Walk to Water in Africa Saves Lives

Stanford University Study Finds That a Shorter Walk to Water in Africa Saves Lives

A new study by researchers at Stanford University finds that African families who live closer to water supplies are significantly healthier than families who live farther away.

Mar 15, 2012 | 0 comments View Post
New Department of Education Report Documents Huge Racial Disparities in School Discipline

New Department of Education Report Documents Huge Racial Disparities in School Discipline

Among the most startling figures is that Black students, who made up 18 percent of the students in the 72,000 public schools surveyed, were 35 percent of all students who were suspended from school once.

Mar 09, 2012 | 1 comment View Post
The Gender Gap in African American Degree Attainments

The Gender Gap in African American Degree Attainments

Black women hold a slight overall lead over Black men but the gender gap is much larger if we look only at younger Black women and younger Black men.

Mar 08, 2012 | 1 comment View Post
Do Pay-for-Grades Programs Work for African American High School Students?

Do Pay-for-Grades Programs Work for African American High School Students?

Research by C. Kiradbo Jackson of Northwestern University shows that students in these programs are more likely to succeed in college and in the job market.

Mar 08, 2012 | 0 comments View Post
Racial Differences in School Safety Indicators

Racial Differences in School Safety Indicators

Schools where students feel safe, are not bullied, and are not subjected daily to intimidation, violence, and drugs are schools that will be more conducive to learning and preparing students for college.

Mar 08, 2012 | 0 comments View Post
Large Differences Among the States in the Racial Gap in Life Expectancy

Large Differences Among the States in the Racial Gap in Life Expectancy

An analysis of life expectancy data led by researchers at the University of California at Los Angeles found the largest racial gap in Washington, D.C. The racial gap was the smallest in New Mexico.

Mar 01, 2012 | 0 comments View Post
Study Finds That Obama’s Election Changed Black College Students’ Perceptions of Racial Identity

Study Finds That Obama’s Election Changed Black College Students’ Perceptions of Racial Identity

The study examined the importance of race to a person’s self-concept, whether or not they felt good about being part of their racial group, and on how they perceived their racial group is regarded by the society at large.

Mar 01, 2012 | 5 comments View Post
Racial Differences in Seeking Out Mental Health Services for Young College Graduates

Racial Differences in Seeking Out Mental Health Services for Young College Graduates

Young adult Blacks are significantly less likely than their White peers to utilize mental health services. The racial disparity is especially pronounced for young Blacks with a college education.

Feb 26, 2012 | 0 comments View Post
University Study Finds That Black Children Are Diagnosed With Autism Later Than White Children

University Study Finds That Black Children Are Diagnosed With Autism Later Than White Children

The authors state that the discrepancy is probably due to unequal access to quality healthcare and a possible reluctance of Black parents to accept a diagnosis of autism.

Feb 26, 2012 | 0 comments View Post
Michigan State Professor Finds Racial Disparity in Military Death Sentences

Michigan State Professor Finds Racial Disparity in Military Death Sentences

The study, which included research on murders of military personnel from 1984 to 2005, showed that of the 16 men who have been sentenced to death, 10 are minorities.

Feb 26, 2012 | 0 comments View Post
Highly Educated People No More Likely to Support Affirmative Action Than Their Less-Educated Peers

Highly Educated People No More Likely to Support Affirmative Action Than Their Less-Educated Peers

A study by Geoffrey T. Wodtke of the University of Michigan finds that well-educated Whites and Blacks support affirmative action in the labor market at the same level as Whites and Blacks with lower levels of education.

Feb 22, 2012 | 0 comments View Post
Vanderbilt Establishes Digital Archive of Slave Records From Spanish Societies in the New World

Vanderbilt Establishes Digital Archive of Slave Records From Spanish Societies in the New World

Researchers captured more than 150,000 images, comprising more than 750,000 ecclesiastical records of African and African descended individuals from Brazil, Cuba, and Spanish Florida.

Feb 17, 2012 | 0 comments View Post
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