Racial Differences
African-Americans and Increasing Wealth, October 26, 2004, The State (Columbia, SC)
Black income is 64 percent of white income, but net worth is only ten percent.
Many Factors Limit Loan Approval, October 25, 2004, San Mateo County Times (San Mateo, Cal.)
California professor says banks deny non-whites loans because they are worse credit risks.
Only Liberals Call Careless Voters Disenfranchised, October 22, 2004, Mercury News (San José)
If you can’t punch a ballot correctly, you’re careless, not disenfranchised.
Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index 2004, October 21, 2004, Transparency International
Corruption is most rife in African and Arab countries, least in Scandanavia.
Infant Mortality Down, But Higher For Minorities, October 18, 2004, Seattle Times
County officials blame racism and discrimination for gap.
Racial Testing Chasm Persists, October 14, 2004, Star Tribune
The Minneapolis school district is 73 percent non-white, and whites crush them on exams.
Why You Need to Know the Scots-Irish, October 14, 2004, Parade
The Scots-Irish produced many of America’s greatest soldiers.
Condom Maker ID’s Sexiest Country, October 14, 2004, Reuters
Online survey shows the French have sex the most frequently and the Japanese, the least.
Lipids Vary By Race, Gender, October 12, 2004, Science Daily
Blacks’ lipids make them less vulnerable to diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
Dramatic Gaps in Home Equity Among Whites, Asians, Blacks, and Hispanics Examined, September 29, 2004, U.S. Newswire
Homes owned by blacks and Hispanics do not appreciate at the same rate as whites’.
Race and Creation, September 27, 2004, Prospect Magazine
Biologist argues racial differences evolved so people could tell their own group from others.
Minority Donors In Demand, September 15, 2004, Coshocton Tribune (Oh.)
Blood transfusions between people of the same race are less likely to cause reactions.
Black Women May Fall Prey to Hunger Hormone, September 15, 2004, WebMD Medical News
Black women may be fatter than whites because of higher levels of hunger hormone.
Taking Off the Color Blinders, September 15, 2004, Washington Post
Social scientists and geneticists at conference agree race does not exist.
Wealth Worsens Racial Disparity, September 7, 2004, Daily Record (NJ)
Blacks don’t save and invest as much money as whites.
Mission To Uncover The Genetic Make-Up Of Britain, August 31, 2004, News-Medical.Net
British researchers want to find out their country’s genetic history.
Hispanics Are More Prone To Blindness, Study Finds, August 30, 2004, IndyStar.com
Hispanics two and a half times more likely than whites to have glaucoma.
Bank Is Set Up For Chinese Brains, August 25, 2004, BBC News
Chinese researchers seek to understand racial differences in brains.
Reports of Declining Reading Rates Trouble Latino Press, August 24, 2004, Pacific News Service
Only 26.5 percent of Hispanics read fiction, as opposed to more than half of whites.
Language May Shape Human Thought, August 20, 2004, NewScientist.com
Brazilian Indian tribe cannot count beyond two.
Unpleasant Truths, August 18, 2004, National Review Online
Only Anglo-Saxons are capable of democracy, and other reasons for despair.
Dawkins On Hoops In Black And White, August 17, 2004, FOXSports.com
Black coach says whites are team-players, but blacks have to get rid of “the selfish funk.”
Research Shows Sids Linked To Genes, August 17, 2004, Special Broadcasting Service (AU)
Researchers find genes make whites less vulnerable to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
Racial Differences In Cancer Gene, August 11, 2004, AP
Scientists discover another biological difference between blacks and whites.
Study Finds Unhealthy Dose Of Race Disparities, August 9, 2004, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
Wisconsin blacks 20 times more likely to die from homicide than whites.
Study: Many Black Teens Want To Have Babies, July 29, 2004, AP
Study finds 23 percent of black 14- to 18-year-old girls want to get pregnant.
Football Hit by Culture Blocks, July 26, 2004, L. A. Times
As California town turns majority Asian, high school football loses popularity.
Dutch, World’s Tallest People, Just Keep Growing, July 23, 2004, Reuters
The Dutch are four inches taller than the British.
Minorities Multiply Risk Of Alzheimer’s, July 22, 2004, Washington Times
Middle-aged blacks are three times more likely than whites to get Alzheimer’s.
‘Indians Popping Pills Meant For Whites’, July 21, 2004, Times of India
Biotechnologist complains drugs designed for whites don’t work for Indians.
Medical Puzzle: Is Weight Gain Less Hazardous For Blacks Than Whites?, July 2, 2004, AP
Daniel Q. Haney, AP, Jun. 21 While much research suggests even a little extra weight can be bad for people’s health, the hazard is much less clear for black people than for whites. Several studies show little or no association…