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Al Sharpton

Oct 26, 2011 at 12:01 pm

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Study Suggests “White Flight” In U.S. Nursing Homes

Study Suggests “White Flight” In U.S. Nursing Homes

While nursing home admissions is on the rise for Black, Latino and Asian elders, admissions for white elders fell 10 percent causing some to ask is there white flight in nursing homes.

See also: Americans ‘Very Concerned’ GOP Budget Will Force Elderly From Nursing Homes

A new study published in Health Affairs, a journal on health policy thought and research, suggests the trend may be driven largely by demographics

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Al Sharpton

Sep 28, 2011 at 3:10 pm

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Racism Is Still Alive! Study: Dress Nice, Look White

Racism Is Still Alive! Study: Dress Nice, Look White

According to a new study conducted by researchers at Tufts University, Stanford University and the University of California, whether we perceive someone as Black or white depends on the clothes they are wearing.

Participants of the experiment were asked to categorize computerized images of people with varying skin tones and clothing. The results show participants were more inclined to label people dressed in suits as white and people in overalls as Black.

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Larry Young

Dec 10, 2010 at 2:11 pm

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Biracials Still Subscribe To The “One Drop Rule”

Biracials Still Subscribe To The “One Drop Rule”

(CAMBRIDGE-Scientific Computing)

Years after slavery and Jim Crow laws, people of African and European heritage still consider themselves to be Black, according to a recent study.

The centuries-old “one-drop rule” assigning minority status to mixed-race individuals appears to live on in our modern-day perception and categorization of people like Barack Obama, Tiger Woods, and Halle Berry.

So say Harvard University psychologists, who’ve found that we still tend to see biracials not as equal members

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Larry Young

Jul 30, 2010 at 11:48 am

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NY Times: The Obama White House Is Too White

NY Times: The Obama White House Is Too White
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Larry Young

Jul 22, 2010 at 1:39 pm

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OPINION: Obama Needs To Stand Up to “Reverse Racism” Ploy

OPINION: Obama Needs To Stand Up to “Reverse Racism” Ploy

From Washingtonpost.com:

After the Shirley Sherrod episode, there’s no longer any need to mince words: A cynical right-wing propaganda machine is peddling the poisonous fiction that when African Americans or other minorities reach positions of power, they seek some kind of revenge against whites.

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Larry Young

Jul 15, 2010 at 4:46 pm

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White Students Sue HBCU For Revoking Scholarships

White Students Sue HBCU For Revoking Scholarships

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Four students have sued Savannah State University on the grounds that they were denied promised athletic scholarships because of they are white.

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Larry Young

Jul 12, 2010 at 4:22 pm

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Scientists Discover Why Black Runners Are Faster Than Whites

Scientists Discover Why Black Runners Are Faster Than Whites

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WASHINGTON — Scientists have found the reason why blacks dominate on the running track and whites in the swimming pool: it’s in their belly-buttons, a study published Monday shows.

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Larry Young

May 17, 2010 at 3:26 pm

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Two Cases Of Police Brutality Raise Racial Questions In Houston

Two Cases Of Police Brutality Raise Racial Questions In Houston

Houston prides itself on being among the most diverse, tolerant cities in the U.S., but recent cases of police brutality against black men have stirred anger.

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Al Sharpton

Apr 28, 2010 at 4:45 pm

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Harvard Law Student’s Racist Email Gains National Exposure

Harvard Law Student’s Racist Email Gains National Exposure

Racism is prevalent within institutions of higher education. Harvard University student’s email makes national news.

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Apr 19, 2010 at 9:09 am

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Census Forces Choice Between Black Or Biracial

Census Forces Choice Between Black Or Biracial

There were 784,764 U.S. residents who described their race as white and black in the last census. But that number didn’t include Laura Martin, whose father is black and mother is white.

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