Racism

Extreme heat events can be dangerous, especially for disadvantaged communities. Regardless of income or background, everyone should have access to the health and social equity services essential for staying safe. By Yuki Noguchi, NPR Read...

"Black women are provided a standard of care below what is provided to other women who are not Black when receiving health care services related to labor and delivery.” By Marissa Evans, Los Angeles Times (Read...

As people of color, we must recognize that colorism is an issue that affects all of us, regardless of race. The damaging and pervasive effects of colorism in the US are particularly troubling and should be taken seriously. By: C.W. Dawson,...

"Premium grocery stores are less likely to be located in Black-majority neighborhoods, regardless of the average household income of those neighborhoods," furthering the devaluation of black communities and disparities in access to healthy...

Native Americans continue to be disproportionately underrepresented in the U.S. economy, and barriers to mortgage loans perpetuate this inequity. By Jason Richardson, NCRC (Read...

Across the country, cities are declaring racism a public health crisis. These declarations are an important step to eliminating racism and advancing racial justice. Jayla Whitfield-Anderson, Yahoo News (Read...

One painfully clear reality about infant mortality shared across developing and developed nations1 is this: Black babies die at higher rates than White babies. Even in the US, where the infant death rates for all age groups is shown to be dropping,...

The massive blizzard in Buffalo, New York — which so far has claimed the lives of at least 39 people in Erie County, 31 of them just in Buffalo — has highlighted enduring racial and economic divides, as most victims are people of...

By Charles M. Blow, Undark (Read...

Check out the costs of racial discrimination in the labor market. By Sara Henning-Stout, Science Magazine (Read...