Exploring Grays in a Black-and-White World
Two new books explore the intersection of race and identity in America by investigating families whose biracial members might — or might not — "pass" as white.
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Could More Interracial Marriages Cure Inequality?
On the anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision clearing the path for interracial marriage, Richard Korman examines the argument that more intermarriage would create more equality.
Middle School Music Lessons Enhance Algebra Skills
A look at Maryland students’ achievement levels finds a correlation between music instruction in grades six to eight and success at algebra.
Unconscious Bias Amplifies Anti-Obama Rhetoric
New research finds unconscious racial bias makes anti-Obama rhetoric seem more persuasive.
The New York Times and a Mistaken Infant Mortality Trend
How the paper of record used partial data to reach a wrong conclusion on infant death in Mississippi.
The Revolution Will Be Mapped
GIS mapping technology is helping underprivileged communities get better services — from education and transportation to health care and law enforcement — by showing exactly what discrimination looks like.
Racism, the Stressor
Readers are impressed and distressed by the idea that racism ages blacks before their time.
Breaking the Minority Attorney Drought
Why it's time to minimize use of the LSAT in law school admissions.
Video Games Are a White Man’s World
A 'virtual census' finds that, in the fictional universe of video games, white males still rule.
Black Male Faces More Likely to Be Seen As Threatening
Seeing an angry face on a black man makes whites more likely to view other African-American males as threatening, a new study finds.