Huge, important study here. Removing race from lung function tests (which were based on 19th century racist science) increases diagnosis of lung impairment 141% for Black people and decreases 69% among White people. TL, DR: Racist science has killed so many Black people.
We just had our prep call for this conversation and I got chills listening to our expert panel construct a blueprint for our path forward. The moment is challenging but we have more options than detractors would like us to think. Tune in on Nov 14—you’ll be glad you did!
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Join us for our next Community Conversation on Tuesday, Nov 14 at 4pm ET. We'll discuss how academic health centers and med schools can move forward with purpose in our pursuit of excellence despite the Supreme Court's ruling on race-conscious admissions https://t.co/9QHosryDUI
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Between 2011 and 2022 alone, Black land-grant universities lost nearly $200 million in resources because states declined to provide them with matching funds while fully funding predominantly white universities, a new report notes. https://t.co/gNdmzwnvRJ
Join SEA Change and @EdCounselDC Friday, July 7 at 1pm ET for a town hall with legal experts and #DEI practitioners in #HigherEd to discuss the #SCOTUS rulings on race-conscious admissions and how we can continue supporting student access and success https://t.co/JlYdxgPnpC
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80% of incarcerated women are parents. Let’s reunite these Black Mamas and caregivers with their families so they can return home in time for #MothersDay. If you are so resourced, please donate today to #FreeBlackMamas!
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This, what Eig describes as "journalistic malpractice" by Alex Haley, is astounding. The implications, the fact that this interview and its criticism shaped so much of how we understand the political field of the civil rights movement...wow
https://t.co/xZM3VIpU5U
City governments seem to love having police do "sweeps" or "cleanups" of people experiencing homelessness.
But what happens to people involuntarily displaced?
A new @JAMA_current study shows just how much harm these sweeps might do.
A thread🧵
https://t.co/X1hRjMeOuk