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.
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Discrimination
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New Evidence Links Stress With Racism
Study shows that encounters with perceived racial discrimination caused high levels of stress and depression in highly educated African Americans.
Mother’s Travails May Appear in Offspring’s DNA
Puzzled over health complications more persistent among African Americans than in other Americans, researchers invoke epigenetics.
Make Real Racial Progress
Miller-McCune's experts offer solutions to problems that were under-discussed during the presidential campaign.
Dream Deferred: Fair Housing Act Turns 40
Residential neighborhoods are still the final frontier of desegregation.
Equality For All (Most of the Time)
A survey on discrimination taken soon after 9/11 reveals a strong belief in equality for all — although men seem more willing than women to set aside that ideal.