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  2. Racism - Wikipedia

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    Racial ideologies and racial identity affect individuals' perception of race and discrimination. Cazenave and Maddern (1999) define racism as "a highly organized system of 'race'-based group privilege that operates at every level of society and is held together by a sophisticated ideology of color/'race' supremacy.

  3. Racial inequality in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Color-blind racism refers to "contemporary racial inequality as the outcome of nonracial dynamics." [5] The types of practices that take place under color blind racism are "subtle, institutional, and apparently nonracial." [5] Those practices are not racially overt in nature such as racism under slavery, segregation, and Jim Crow laws. Instead ...

  4. Racism in many forms can affect people's health: Here are ...

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    Public officials across the U.S. have declared racism to be a public health crisis. For these three Northeast Ohio residents, the crisis is personal. Racism in many forms can affect people's ...

  5. Racism in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In response to de jure racism, protest and lobbyist groups emerged, most notably, the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) in 1909. [138] This era is sometimes referred to as the nadir of American race relations because racism, segregation, racial discrimination, and expressions of white supremacy all increased.

  6. How does racism affect Black teens’ mental health? About 50% of Black youth experience moderate to severe symptoms of depression, and about 18% said they were exposed to racial trauma often or ...

  7. How does structural racism impact a child’s brain? A first-of ...

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    Individuals exposed to more childhood trauma have a greater risk for developing (PTSD) later in life, suggesting that changes in these brain regions may be particularly important mediators of ...

  8. Race and health - Wikipedia

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    Health effects of racism are now a major area of research. In fact, these seem to be the primary research focus in biological and social sciences. [24] Interdisciplinary methods have been used to address how race affects health. according to published studies, many factors combine to affect the health of individuals and communities. [39]

  9. 5 takeaways from AP's series on health disparities impacting ...

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    The Associated Press spent a year examining how racial health disparities have harmed generations of Black Americans. WHY ARE BLACK BABIES AND MOTHERS MORE LIKELY TO DIE? Black women have the ...