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 […]
Though the conditions of confinement have many negative effects on African-Americans, there seems to be at least one positive outcome of imprisonment: better health care. A research study published by Vanderbilt University sociologist Evelyn Patterson in 2010 shows state prisons are having a positive effect on the mortality rates of Black men. The Grio Reports: […]
A recent study shows that when suffering from stroke- like symptoms, African Americans are more likely to call a friend instead of 911. Researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington D.C. interviewed 100 acute stroke patients or those who accompanied them to the hospital and found that 75 percent said they called someone else […]
Men’s Health Magazine published a report ranking Baltimore as the second angriest city in the nation. How in the world did they come up with that? Well they considered the number of aggravated assaults, the number of people with high blood pressure and the amount of time spent in rush hour. Check out the top […]
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