Posts tagged institutional racism
Racism in society: what’s education got to do with it?
Racism in society: what’s education got to do with it?

Racism is an ugly stain on humanity. How wonderful it would be if we all thought of ourselves as equal – regardless of race/ethnicity. This is obviously not the case, and for the past 400 years, people who are not white have faced untold miseries due to the colour of their skin or their ethnicity.

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Editor's Picks, ResearchGuest Userracism, society, Education, inequality, structural racism, institutional racism, Equality
Black mortality improves greatly during the 20th century in the face of persistent institutional racism
Black mortality improves greatly during the 20th century in the face of persistent institutional racism

Given the pervasive structural racism during the 20th century and beyond, relative improvement of black compared with white mortality may be surprising. Despite considerable resistance to the dismantling of systemic racism, it is likely that the gains in black mortality from 1900 to 2010 are associated with gains in multiple social determinants of health

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Research, Editor's PicksKimberley Simpsoninstitutional racism, systemic racism, structural racism, racism, Black mortality