The Mind Of The Village: Understanding Our Implicit Biases
A culture of racism can infect us all. On this week's radio show, we discuss the implicit biases we carry that have been forged by the society around us.
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Anti-Migrant Slogans Are Overshadowing Italy's Election Race
Far-right parties are campaigning for the March 4 elections, and they're not the only ones heightening the rhetoric against foreigners.
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Cleveland Indians Will Remove 'Chief Wahoo' From Uniforms In 2019
For decades, Native Americans and their supporters have protested the baseball team's logo, a bright red caricature of a Native person. It's coming off uniforms — but staying on fan merchandise.
Making The Case That Discrimination Is Bad For Your Health
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.
Scientists Start To Tease Out The Subtler Ways Racism Hurts Health
The biological effects of lifelong exposure to racism or other sorts of discrimination can be complicated, scientists say, but likely tap into the same mechanisms as other types of chronic stress.
Air Force Academy Cadet Wrote Slur Outside His Own Door, School Says
The epithet was written on message boards outside the rooms of five black cadets at the U.S. Air Force Academy's preparatory school in September.
Big Oil Has A Diversity Problem
The business wants to attract more women and minorities, but a history of racism and sexism makes that difficult.
Scientists Work To Overcome Legacy Of Tuskegee Study, Henrietta Lacks
An influential Harlem church is trying to help the National Institutes of Health overcome reluctance by some African-Americans to participate in a medical study of 1 million diverse Americans.
'You Should Be Outraged,' Air Force Academy Head Tells Cadets About Racism On Campus
Treat people with dignity and respect — or get out. That's the message Superintendent Lt. Gen. Jay Silveria told 4,000 cadets Thursday, after racist notes were left outside five cadets' doors.
Lee Relative Who Denounced White Supremacy Resigns As Pastor Of N.C. Church
Robert W. Lee IV said some members of his congregation were uncomfortable with the media attention he received after his speech against racism and hate on MTV's Video Music Awards in August.