Addressing systemic racism as the cancer of Black people: equity ethic-driven research

Addressing systemic racism as the cancer of Black people: equity ethic-driven research

Black people have the highest cancer rates in the USA owing to systemic racism — biased systems that put pressure on Black lives every day. STEM scholars have a responsibility to reduce the historical trauma associated with systemic racism. This also means challenging systemic racism within STEM fields.

Oklahoma Birth Equity Initiative helps to improve Maternal Health

Black Maternal Health Week is near to celebrate, highlight, and uplift Black birthing families. According to the Oklahoma State Department of Health, Black Americans have the highest infant mortality rate (2020-2022) in Tulsa County. Combined, Black and Native people are six times more likely to endure pregnancy-related maternal mortalities compared to White people. Systemic factors […] The post Oklahoma Birth Equity Initiative helps to improve …

More Black babies are dying than white infants. Scientists blame inequality

Researchers say five million Black Americans could have been saved since the 1950s if their mortality rates were equal to those of white Americans

Article Used Poor “Science” to Smear Reputations of White Doctors Treating Black Infants

“I Can’t Breathe”: Examining the Legacy of American Racism on Determinants of Health and the Ongoing Pursuit of Environmental Justice

“I can’t breathe” were the last words spoken by Eric Garner (July 17, 2014), Javier Ambler (March 28, 2019), Elijah McClain (August 30, 2

Study Reveals White Americans in High Black Poverty Areas More Likely to

Recent investigations published in the esteemed journal Social Psychological and Personality Science reveal compelling insights into the intricate relationship between geographic and socio-economic factors, and White Americans’ perceptions of racial inequality. Led by Dr. Nicolas Sommet from the University of Lausanne, this groundbreaking research encompasses three comprehensive studies involving over 17,000 participants distributed across hundr…