Racial Bias

Twitter Bias. Black man wearing all black with black baseball cap looking down at his phone and typing.
N. Jamiyla Chisholm  Aug 12, 2019 5:23PM EDT

AI Used to Curb Hate on Twitter Actually Punishes Black People

“These systems are being developed to identify language that’s used to target marginalized populations online. It’s extremely concerning if the same systems are themselves discriminating against the population they’re designed to protect.”
Microphone with NFL Draft 2017 written on it
Kenrya Rankin  Apr 27, 2017 5:53PM EDT

READ: Inside The NFL's Racial Politics

As football fans look forward to the start of the draft, The Undefeated examines the league’s long history of building rosters based on race.
Uber and Lyft homescreen graphics, side by side
Kenrya Rankin  Oct 31, 2016 3:24PM EDT

STUDY: Uber And Lyft Drivers Discriminate Based on Passenger Race

“The study has found major areas of racial discrimination within this new industry. It’s quite concerning.”
Child's legs on a tricycle.
Kenrya Rankin  Sep 29, 2016 11:09AM EDT

STUDY: Preschool Teachers Harbor Implicit Racial Bias

Black preschoolers are 3.6 times more likely to be suspended than White students.
Kenrya Rankin  Mar 31, 2016 5:06PM EDT

STUDY: White Teachers Often Expect Black Students to Fail

And researchers say those low expectations frequently become self-fulfilling prophecies.
Sameer Rao  Jan 13, 2016 4:19PM EST

New Study Suggests Doctors Offer Dying Black Patients Poor Non-Verbal Communication

The study focuses on 33 doctors in hospitals throughout Western Pennsylvania. 
Kenrya Rankin  Nov 12, 2015 1:50PM EST

Ithaca College Students and Faculty Stage Walk Out, Call for President’s Resignation

Students around the country are forcing administrators to address the racial inequality they face on campus.
Kenrya Rankin  Oct 23, 2015 11:26AM EDT

President Obama Tells Cops Why the Black Lives Matter Movement is Important

President Barack Obama: “The African-American community is not just making this up, and it’s not just something being politicized; it’s real and there’s a history behind it.”
Kenrya Rankin  Oct 9, 2015 3:36PM EDT

STUDY: White People Think Men With 'Black-Sounding' Names Are Scary

Lead author Colin Holbrook: “I’ve never been so disgusted by my own data.”
Sameer Rao  Sep 22, 2015 1:21PM EDT

ICYMI: Vox Explored Color Film and What It Does To Dark Skin

Vox created an illustrative video and insightful article about the history of color film, which was calibrated primarily for white skin, and explains the racial bias in the history of photo and video film. 
Kenrya Rankin  Sep 15, 2015 1:06PM EDT

STUDY: Black Kids Less Likely than Whites to Receive Proper Pain Treatment in ER

Emergency doctors are quicker to provide effective opioid pain relief for white kids than black kids.
Kenrya Rankin  Aug 24, 2015 2:35PM EDT

Study Unveils Subconscious Racial Bias in Asian, Black, White, Biracial People

Study shows that few people are actually walking around with no racial bias.
Kenrya Rankin  Jul 28, 2015 3:37PM EDT

Study: For Behavioral Problems, Black Students See Cops, Whites See Docs

A new study shows that behavioral problems at school lead to criminalization for black students, and medicalization for white students.
Kenrya Rankin  Jun 9, 2015 3:53PM EDT

Study Finds Sexism in STEM Hits Women of Color the Hardest

Harvard Business Review survey shows that Asian, Latino and Black women are at a much higher risk than white women for being pushed out of the STEM field by their colleagues’ biases.