Racial Differences
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..
Are You Getting Enough Vitamin D?, December 21, 2007, Globe and Mail (Toronto)
It’s easier for whites to make vitamin D than for others.
Study: Insured Cancer Patients Do Better, December 20, 2007, AP
Even among the insured, whites have higher survial rate.
Vladimir Avdeyev: Race Scientist, December 4, 2007, fufor’s unregelmässige news
A Russian bestseller on racial inequality.
Breast Cancer Risk Underestimated for Blacks, Study Says, November 28, 2007, Washington Post
Breast cancer more aggressive and more deadly in black women.
Minorities Hit Hardest by Housing Crisis, November 26, 2007, Reuters
NAACP sues lenders for making subprime loans to nonwhites.
Racial Disparities in Alzheimer’s Survival, November 16, 2007, Reuters
Hispanics and blacks live longer than whites after being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s.
U.S. Sets Record in Sexual Disease Cases, November 14, 2007, AP
Rates of STD infection vary by race.
Ex-Shelter Worker Gets Probation for Dog Sex, November 14, 2007, AP
In the West, intimacy with dogs is punishable; in the East, it’s a ceremony.
Summit Called to Address Racial Disparities in Academic Performance, November 13, 2007, San Francisco Chronicle
Bureaucrat: Gap is not genetic; it’s racial.
Income Gap Between Black, White Families Grows, November 13, 2007, AP
Middle-class black children three times as likely to grow up poor.
US Among Worst in World for Infant Death, November 13, 2007, AP
Black babies die at 2 1/2 times the white rate.
Experts: Hispanics Especially Vulnerable to Brain Tumors, October 30, 2007, KVUE-TV (Austin)
Neurology director attributes cancer to culture and socioeconomic status.
Children Detach from Natural World As They Explore the Virtual One, October 23, 2007, San Francisco Chronicle
Hispanics, blacks, and Asians half as likely to visit national parks as whites.
Race Linked to Happiness and Recovery from Negative Events, October 22, 2007, ScienceDaily
Whites happier than Asians.
Racial Divide Found in 401(K) Plans, October 11, 2007, Pioneer Press (St. Paul, Minnesota)
Even when education, income level adjusted for, blacks half as likely to save.
Koreans, Hispanics Work for Harmony, October 9, 2007, Washington Post
Two fastest-growing groups in Washington, D.C., gravitate to one another.
Results of the "Wallets.com" Experiment, October 4, 2007, Wallets.com
“It was not the intention of this experiment to reinforce stereotypes.”
Study Finds Whites Still Outlive Blacks, August 30, 2007, Los Angeles Times
Asians and Hispanics in California have even higher life expectancies than whites.
Minorities Are Often Stung By Credit-Based Insurance Rates, August 24, 2007, New York Daily News
Blacks and Hispanics are more to likely to file claims than whites and Asians.
Poll: White Youths Happier Than Others, August 21, 2007, AP
Whites have different ideas of happiness than non-whites.
In Science, Rural Kids Strongest, July 26, 2007, AP
They are also better in reading and math.
Hold The Tacos, New Orleans Says, July 16, 2007, Los Angeles Times
Hispanic workers won’t eat local foods.
More City Infants Are Dying In Bed, July 5, 2007, Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee)
Black babies continue to die at a higher rate than white babies.
Tavis Smiley: Blacks Too ‘Emotional’ To Obey Rules, July 2, 2007, WorldNetDaily
He knows there are racial differences; why don’t whites?
Study: Race Disparity In Medical Care Persists, June 14, 2007, Reuters
Patient preferences for procedures may be the cause of these disparities.
Racial Disparities Persist In Preterm Birth Risk, June 4, 2007, Reuters
Blacks four times more likely than whites to have “extremely pre-term” babies.
Importing Violence: The Danger Of Immigration From Violent Cultures, May 30, 2007, Family Security Matters
Many immigrants come from societies that despise women.
Woman Accused Of Punching Her Children, May 2, 2007, Salem (Mass.) News
It’s the Dominican way.
Skinny-Only Message To African Models, April 23, 2007, Reuters
Africa likes its models much heftier than the Western fashion industry does.
Portland Schools’ Discipline Rates Show Racial Gap, April 5, 2007, The Oregonian (Portland, Oregon)
Disparity among races “striking.”
Child Fatal Injury Rate Down, But Race Gap Up, April 2, 2007, Reuters
White children less likely to die as a result of accidents than blacks, Indians.
Mom’s Multiple Partners Disruptive To Kids, March 30, 2007, USA Today
Black children weather mothers’ changes in sex partners better than white children.
Flood Of Memories: Our Readers Remember March 11, 1992, March 14, 2007, Rutland Herald
More than distance separates Montpelier, Vermont and New Orleans.
Black And Asian Babies ‘Are More At Risk’, March 5, 2007, Metro News (London)
Black and South Asian women have shorter pregnancies than white women.
Study: Skin Tone Bias Affects Immigrants’ Income, January 29, 2007, AP
Findings could support discrimination lawsuits.
Tackling Welfare’s Racial Gap, January 22, 2007, Pioneer Press (St. Paul)
American Indians and blacks stay on welfare longer than Hispanic and Somali immigrants.
Poverty and Wealth In America, January 5, 2007, ohmynews.com
In 450 years, the natives of Taos, New Mexico, still haven’t made anything of the place.
Documentary, Studies Renew Debate About Skin Color’s Impact, December 27, 2006, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Lighter skin equates to attractiveness, intelligence, competence, and likeability.
U.S. Report: Racial Disparities Continue, November 14, 2006, AP
The latest answer is to promote home ownership for blacks and Hispanics.
Norway, Iceland, Australia Said Best Places to Live, November 9, 2006, Reuters
And Africa is the worst place to live.
Puberty Hitting Girls As Young As 4 Years Old, October 30, 2006, ABC News
Almost half of black girls and 15 percent of white girls start to reach puberty by age eight.
More L.A. County Children Live In Poverty, October 19, 2006, LA Times
A strong correlation between race and poverty is noted, but not examined.
Digital Divide Separates Students, September 6, 2006, AP
Blacks and Hispanics lag behind in Internet usage.
Hypertension’s Race Factor, August 29, 2006, Newsday
New study blames racism for higher rate of hyptertension in black than white women.
New Study Shows Herpes Cases Declining, August 23, 2006, AP
Study finds 42 percent of blacks test positive for genital herpes.
Cervical Cancer Virus Risk May Depend On Race, August 3, 2006, NewScientist.com
Scientists say people are more prone to viral agents from their own place of origin.