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Shalon Irving, a public health researcher who worked for the Centers for Disease Control and and Prevention who was studying the physical toll that discrimination exacts on physical health, died just a few weeks after giving birth to her daughter, Soleil.

Making The Case That Discrimination Is Bad For Your Health

8:15am January 14, 2018

by Gene Demby

The researcher who coined the term "weathering" talks with Gene Demby about health, hard data, and why it took so long for people to come around to the idea that discrimination hurts bodies.

An American Airlines airplane takes off from Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C., last month.

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NAACP Issues Travel Advisory For American Airlines; Company Agrees To Meeting

4:16pm October 25, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

The NAACP, citing "a pattern of disturbing incidents reported by African-American passengers," urged black travelers to avoid booking flights on the carrier.

One poll shows the experiences and views of African Americans in the U.S. regarding police officers where respondents live.

Poll: Most Americans Think Their Own Group Faces Discrimination

3:54pm October 24, 2017

by Joe Neel

NPR is launching a deep exploration of how Americans experience discrimination in daily life. One key result: The sense that their own group suffers discrimination crosses racial and identity lines.

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Jemele Hill, co-host of ESPN's SC6, speaking on a panel last year. Hill has landed in hot water for calling President Trump a "white supremacist." She's got her critics and lots of supporters.

ESPN Flap Shows People Can't Even Agree On What They're Arguing Over In Trump Era

2:09pm September 17, 2017

by Domenico Montanaro

The ESPN host called the president a "white supremacist" and "bigot." ESPN has not suspended her; conservatives are calling it a double standard, but supporters of Hill are asking what she said wrong?

Having Just One Black Teacher Can Keep Black Kids In School

6:00am April 10, 2017

by Anya Kamenetz

According to a recent study, having a role model at school who looks like you can have large and long-lasting effects.

Tuesday's case tests the constitutionality of widespread rules that bar courts from examining evidence of racial bias in jury deliberations.

Supreme Court Hears Case On Racial Bias In Jury Deliberations

7:14am October 11, 2016

by Nina Totenberg

The justices ruled in 2014 that extreme juror bias could impede a fair trial and, if such a case arose, they would decide then if an exception was warranted. Now, that case has come.

Want To Address Teachers' Biases? First, Talk About Race

6:25pm August 12, 2016

by Peter Balonon-Rosen

One teacher in Indiana leads conversions with her fellow teachers and students about race and bias. She's never thought it was more important than she does now.

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Scientists are experimenting with ways of combating racism while we sleep

So You Flunked A Racism Test. Now What?

9:51am August 05, 2015

by Maanvi Singh

Scientists are working on ways to train our brains away from deeply held prejudices — including hacking your subconscious while you sleep.