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Neighborhood Safety and Major Depressive Disorder in a National Sample of Black Youth; Gender by Ethnic Differences

Children, 2017
Adolescence is a developmental period marked by increased stress, especially among Black youth. In addition to stress related to their developmental transition, social factors such as a perceived unsafe neighborhood impose additional risks.
Shervin Assari, Cleopatra Howard Caldwell   +1 more
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Does School Racial Composition Explain Why High Income Black Youth Perceive More Discrimination? A Gender Analysis

Brain Sciences, 2018
Recent research has documented poor mental health among high socioeconomic status (SES) Blacks, particularly African American males. The literature has also shown a positive link between SES and perceived discrimination, suggesting that perceived ...
Shervin Assari
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Habiter le monde avec des sons

Géographie et Cultures, 2010
In the history of Afro-American culture, music has always occupied a special place. Black writers, artists, philosophers and sociologists etc. have all felt obliged to pay their debt to or set their aesthetic goals based on music’s achievements.
Emmanuel Parent
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Exploring Racial Disparities in Awareness and Perceptions of Oncology Clinical Trials: Cross-Sectional Analysis of Baseline Data From the mychoice Study

JMIR Cancer
BackgroundBlack/African American adults are underrepresented in oncology clinical trials in the United States, despite efforts at narrowing this disparity.
Ariel Hoadley, Linda Fleisher, Cassidy Kenny, Patrick JA Kelly, Xinrui Ma, Jingwei Wu, Carmen Guerra, Amy E Leader, Mohammed Alhajji, Paul D’Avanzo, Zoe Landau, Sarah Bauerle Bass   +11 more
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Two decades of little change: An analysis of U.S. medical school basic science faculty by sex, race/ethnicity, and academic rank.

PLoS ONE, 2020
To examine changes in U.S. medical school basic science faculty over the last 20 years (1998-2018), we undertook an observational study utilizing data from the American Association of Medical Colleges Faculty Roster. Rank (Instructor, Assistant Professor,
Christopher L Bennett, Raquel Y Salinas, Joseph J Locascio, Edward W Boyer   +3 more
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Unjust: Publishing Black and African American Children’s Books and School Availability

Humanities
Traditional book publishing has a pronounced and unjust deficiency of Black and African American voices. White culture, thoughts, and rules are the standard in traditional publishing.
Karen Bowlding, Kathy Anderson
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Discrimination, Racial Bias, and Telomere Length in African-American Men

American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2014
Background Leukocyte telomere length (LTL) is an indicator of general systemic aging, with shorter LTL being associated with several chronic diseases of aging and earlier mortality.
D. Chae, Amani M. Nuru-Jeter, N. Adler, G. Brody, Jue Lin, E. Blackburn, E. Epel   +6 more
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Firearm experiences and safe storage challenges among a sample of Black adults: a rapid qualitative analysis

Injury Epidemiology
Background Firearms are a leading cause of death among Black adults in the U.S., accounting for more than 300,000 years of potential life lost in each of the past five years.
Evan V. Goldstein, Aryanna Sanger, Jennie L. Hill   +2 more
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Suicidal Ideation, Planning, and Attempts Among Black/African American Adults: Differences by Sexual Orientation 2023, USA

Health Behavior Research
Suicide is the 15th leading cause of death among Black/African American individuals and remains a significant public health concern globally. Lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) individuals are known to be at elevated risk for suicidality compared to their ...
R. Andrew Yockey, Rachel A. Hoopsick, Kelly L. Clary, Elise Devier , Amber Amis , Rowen Silva , Laurel Brantley, Robyn L. Gobin   +7 more
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Social Determinants of Perceived Discrimination among Black Youth: Intersection of Ethnicity and Gender

Children, 2018
Most of the existing sociological and epidemiological literature has focused on the protective effects of high socioeconomic status (SES) on population health through reducing exposure to risk factors and increasing human and material resources that can ...
Shervin Assari, Cleopatra Howard Caldwell   +1 more
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