Almost five years ago, in the immediate aftermath of the murder of George Floyd, there was a brief window in which Americans seemed committed to opposing racism in all its forms. Individuals bought ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

In Canadian society, the narrative of multiculturalism can lean toward a "color-blind" ideology—a comforting idea that race ...

Los Angeles does not have statues of slave traders, but its land use has been shaped by racial inequality. Redlining, restrictive covenants, urban renewal, and building freeways through communities of ...

The prevalence of homelessness varies across communities by race, with Black communities experiencing disproportionately ...

Few health care professionals would argue with the fact that vast differences exist in access to and outcomes of the care their patients receive, but the reasons why health disparities persist decades ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Few health care professionals would argue with the fact that vast differences exist in access to and outcomes of the care their patients receive, but the reasons why health disparities ...

As communities of color across America have been disproportionately impacted by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Cornell professors came together to discuss these inequities and steps forward to ...

There is a long, quiet history of courts leveraging public health scholarship to overcome structural biases. As jurisprudence has evolved, the main, and arguably sole, tool available to combat ...

All members of the campus community are invited to join in attending a Power of Diversity Lecture titled “Structural Racism and Its Impact on Mental Healthcare,” Thursday, Nov. 4, from 4:30 to 6 p.m.

The judge wrote that the terminations amounted to "racial discrimination" since the grants had focused on health equity and other issues. Grants slated for UMass Chan would fund research into ...