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Soon to become a minority in the U.S., whites express declining support for diversity, UCLA psychology study finds

By Guest PostDecember 5, 2014Culture, Scienceafrican americans, american, american society, asian americans, black river, latino americans, martin blackman, minority, ucla, US, us open tennis, usta player development, white americans, whites

White Americans may view diversity and multiculturalism more negatively as the U.S. moves toward becoming a minority-majority nation, UCLA psychologists report.

As part of their study, the researchers divided 98 white Americans from all regions of the country — half male, half female, with an average age of 37 — randomly into two groups. One group was told that whites will no longer be the majority in the U.S. by 2050; in fact, this is likely to be true as soon as 2043, according to some projections. The second group was told that whites would retain their majority status in the U.S. through at least 2050. All participants were then asked a series of questions about their views on diversity. (more…)

The War on Poverty lost the political battle

By Guest PostJanuary 28, 2014Economy, Politicsafrican americans, conventional wisdom, discrimination, economic opportunity act, economist, eoa, escalation, fight poverty, franklin roosevelt, johnson administration, martha bailey, new deal, nicolas duquette, political favor, political influence, poverty platform, president lyndon johnson, racial composition, unconditional war, university of michigan, vietnam war, war on poverty

ANN ARBOR — A new University of Michigan analysis challenges the conventional wisdom that President Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty failed.

In the decade after Johnson declared “unconditional war on poverty,” poverty rates plummeted to reach their historic low of about 11 percent in 1973. Poverty rates were 19 percent in 1964. (more…)

Racism May Accelerate Aging in African American Men

By Guest PostJanuary 14, 2014Healthafrican american men, african americans, aging, anti black attitudes, biological age, biological level, biomarker, cellular level, chromosome, chronological age, david h chae, disease risk, gene h brody, indicator, leukocyte telomere length, physiological stress, racial discrimination, racism, sequences of dna, systemic aging, tear, telomere, university of maryland, wear

UMD-led study is first to link racism-related factors and cellular age

COLLEGE PARK, Md. – A new University of Maryland-led study reveals that racism may impact aging at the cellular level. Researchers found signs of accelerated aging in African American men who reported high levels of racial discrimination and who had internalized anti-Black attitudes. Findings from the study, which is the first to link racism-related factors and biological aging, are published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

Racial disparities in health are well-documented, with African Americans having shorter life expectancy, and a greater likelihood of suffering from aging-related illnesses at younger ages compared to whites. Accelerated aging at the biological level may be one mechanism linking racism and disease risk. (more…)

Many older Americans rely on people, devices, other strategies to get by

By Guest PostDecember 30, 2013General, Healthafrican americans, aging trends study, american journal, americans, asians, hispanics, public health, public health intervention, tim parkinson, university of michigan, vicki freedman

ANN ARBOR — Only about a third of Americans ages 65 and older are fully able to take care of themselves and go about their daily lives completely independently, according to a new study published online in the American Journal of Public Health.

Understanding that there are different ways older adults adapt to disability is a big step in developing public health policies that maximize the quality of life for all older Americans, said the study’s lead author, Vicki Freedman, a research professor at the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research. (more…)

Challenging our past

By Guest PostNovember 19, 2013Culture20th century, african americans, african ancestry, arica coleman, blood stay pure, history, indiana university press, jim crow, mulatto, native american descent, native americans, negro, nottoway tribe, race relation, racial purity act, state of virginia, university of delaware, white schools

Book focuses on race relations between Native Americans, African Americans

It’s a rosy picture, to think of Native Americans and African Americans embracing one another over the course of our country’s history.

But that rosy picture has a dark side, one tainted by tense race relations little discussed in the academic literature, pop culture and history textbooks, according to the University of Delaware’s Arica Coleman. (more…)

American Families Taking ‘Divergent Paths,’ Study Finds

By Guest PostSeptember 20, 2013Economyafrican americans, american families, brown university, divergent paths, economic inequality, educational divide, ethnic, great recession, immigrants, marriage go round, polarization, racial, russell sage foundation, typical american family, us born women, zhenchao qian

Inequality Linked to ‘Marriage-Go-Round’ Among Some Groups

COLUMBUS, Ohio – After a period of relative calm during the 1990s, rapid changes in American families began anew during the 2000s, a new analysis suggests.

Young people delayed marriage longer than ever before, permanent singlehood increased, and divorce and remarriage continued to rise during the first decade of the century. (more…)

New intervention reduces risky sex among bisexual African-American men

By Guest PostAugust 25, 2013Health, Sexafrican american legacy, african american men, african americans, biphobia, bisexual men, disenfranchisement, ethnic, ethnicity, financial hardship, historical discrimination, hiv infection, hiv prevention program, hiv stigma, homophobia, john k williams, journal aids, maales, men, nina harawa, race, racial group, sexual decision making, ucla

A culturally tailored HIV prevention program developed and tested by investigators at UCLA and the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science has been shown to significantly reduce unprotected sex among bisexual black men.

The innovative approach, called Men of African American Legacy Empowering Self, or MAALES, is described in an article in the peer-reviewed journal AIDS. (more…)

African Americans in Texas See Decreased Economic Mobility, Policy Report Shows

By Guest PostJune 1, 2013Economyafrican americans, asians, austin, central texas, change patterns, decreased economic mobility, economic status, generations, hispanics, iupra, policy report, poor population, poverty distribution, racial groups, shetal vohra gupta, single mothers, texas, university of texas, whites

AUSTIN, Texas — The economic status of African Americans in Texas has significantly declined during the first decade of the 21st century, according to a policy report released by the Institute for Urban Policy Research & Analysis (IUPRA) at The University of Texas at Austin.

The report, led by IUPRA Research Fellow Shetal Vohra-Gupta, raises important questions about several issues, such as racial disparities in economic status of families, including median income and overall poverty rate. The economic toll is greatest among African American single mothers. (more…)

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