Racial Differences
Black Women in the U.S. Appear to Be Shrinking, December 29, 2008, Chicago Tribune
“Almost 80 percent of black females are overweight or obese.”
Racial Gap in Colon Cancer Deaths Is Widening, December 15, 2008, AP
Differences not due to screening, insurance, or treatment.
Vancouver Children of Chinese Ancestry More Likely to Have Asthma Than Those In Hong Kong, November 21, 2008, Vancouver Sun
Environmental explanation not yet forthcoming.
Blood Pressure Gap Leads to Deaths of 8,000 Blacks, November 11, 2008, AP
Racial difference in rates of blood pressure persist even when health care comparable.
Feeling Persecuted Can Make You Fat—But Only If You’re White, Say Scientists, October 28, 2008, Daily Mail (London)
Blacks and Hispanics are more “accustomed to discrimination” than whites.
Differences in Mortality Rates Based on Race, October 27, 2008, Pokerallied.com
Racial disparities in trauma deaths are not merely the result of having or not having insurance.
Hispanics Have More Risk Factors for Developing Alzheimer’s Disease Than Other Groups, Research Suggests, October 21, 2008, Kaisernetwork.org
Researchers blame lack of education, poverty, language barriers.
Domestic Violence Hits Black Women Harder, October 10, 2008, Chicago Defender
Black women murdered at more than three times the rate of white women.
The Trouble With Black Boys …, October 8, 2008, Nationnews (Barbados)
They’ve been told a lot of lies.
Why Your Race Matters to Your Health, October 2, 2008, US News and World Report
When it comes to women’s health, race isn’t a social construct.
Studies Find Increase in Suicides Among Black Youths, September 10, 2008, Black News
More taxpayer money must be spent.
Older Vietnamese Americans Suffer Higher Rate of Mental Health Problems, September 5, 2008, Los Angeles Times
Mental-health problems one of the strengths diversity brings?
Live to 43 or 86? Depends on Where You Live, August 29, 2008, Reuters
Maybe it depends on who else lives where you live.
Race and Psychopathic Personality, August 29, 2008, American Renaissance
Blacks are more psychopathic than whites.
Aboriginal Children ‘Can Count Without Numbers’, August 20, 2008, AFP
They’re even better at it than whites—well, up to 9, anyway.
S.F.’s Black Students Lag Far Behind Whites, August 15, 2008, San Francisco Chronicle
Schools face uphill battle to close achievement gap.
Race Sometimes a Problem in Eyewitness IDs, August 12, 2008, AP
Whites not very good at identifying non-white perps.
Report: Grim Statistics on King County’s Pacific Islanders, August 11, 2008, Seattle TimeS
Islanders more likely to be obese, have unhealthy babies, and die young.
Miami’s Vice? City at Bottom in Volunteering, July 31, 2008, AP
Not much civic-mindedness among Miami’s foreign-born majority.
Speech Patterns and Racial Wage Inequality, July 9, 2008, University of Chicago
Sound black and earn less.
8 Million Stories: Gringa in the Heights, July 8, 2008, New York Press
A white woman discovers she doesn’t fit into a Dominican neighborhood.
Squaring the Circle, June 27, 2008, AR Classic Article
An ingenious attempt to explain racial differences in achievement.
Why Whites Can’t ‘Get Over’ Color, June 20, 2008, Diversity, Inc.
Yet another expression of “white privilege.”
Is China Ready for Barak Obama?, June 17, 2008, China Teaching Web
Chinese still think “American” means “white.”
Report: Worrisome Rise in Underweight Babies, June 12, 2008, AP
Low-weight births far more common among blacks than whites or Hispanics.
One in Four New Yorkers Has Genital Herpes, June 11, 2008, AFP
And one of every two blacks.
‘Splash’ Group Helps Kids of Color Learn to Swim, May 27, 2008, CNN
Wants to end “disproportionate drownings in communities of color.”
Race and Conspicuous Consumption, May 23, 2008, Forbes
The truth in ethnic stereotypes.
The Evolution of Racial Differences in Morality, May 23, 2008, American Renaissance
Races appear to have evolved different levels of morality.
Shaker Students Score National Merit Scholarships, May 12, 2008, Cleveland Plain Dealer
Critic: PSAT test “racially biased.”
60 Percent of Black Children Can’t Swim, May 2, 2008, AP
About the same percentage of Hispanics can’t swim, either
Report Card on Girls in Minnesota Finds Large Ethnic Gaps, April 29, 2008, KARE-TV (Minneapolis/St. Paul)
Racism, sexism, poverty to blame.
Many African-Americans Have a Gene that Prolongs Life after Heart Failure, April 21, 2008, Physorg.com
Genetic variant explains why beta blockers don’t help some blacks as they do whites.
Breast Cancer Decline Limited to White Women, April 16, 2008, Reuters
Whites stopped using hormone replacement therapy; others didn’t.
Fairfax Postpones Vote About Student Behavior Study, April 15, 2008, Washington Post
School board terrified of study showing racial ethical gap.
Murdered Pregnant Women: The Racial Divide, April 11, 2008, CBS
Black women far more likely than whites to be victims.
The Folly of Measuring Character by Race, April 11, 2008, Washington Post
More liberal mush.
Study: Dyslexia Differs by Language, April 9, 2008, AP
Different languages change the brain in different ways.
Health Views Differ Along Ethnic Lines, March 12, 2008, AP
Non-whites beef about US medical care.
1 in 4 Teen Girls Has Sexual Disease, March 11, 2008, AP
Black girls two and a half times as likely as whites or Hispanics.
Report Details Black Women’s Challenges, March 5, 2008, AP
Urban League’s annual “State of Black America” released.
Problems Hamper Sickle Cell Treatment, March 4, 2008, AP
Patients not patient enough with treatment despite pain.
Immune System Differences Found, March 3, 2008, BBC News
Blacks get more infections than whites.
Racial Gaps Remain 40 Years After Riots, February 29, 2008, Detroit News
Kerner Commission reconvened.
Race and Physical Differences, February 29, 2008, AR Classic Article
Physical difference among the races are far more than skin deep.
Closing the Gap in Medical Care, February 28, 2008, ABC News
Doctor recognizes biology of health gaps, but denies race.
Study Shows Where New Diseases May Arise, February 22, 2008, AP
Where do new diseases come from?
Girl, You’ll Be a Woman Sooner Than Expected, January 23, 2008, Los Angeles Times
Black and Hispanic girls reach puberty much earlier than white girls.
Racial Disparities Persist in Cancer Treatment, January 7, 2008, Reuters
Different outcomes blamed on racism.
Hispanic Women at Risk of Breast Cancer Gene, December 26, 2007, Reuters
Gene mutation found in Hispanic women more common among Jewish women..