Black children with acute appendicitis are less likely than white children to get painkillers in the emergency room, researchers found.
Source: Black Kids Get Less Pain Medication Than White Kids in ER – NBC News
cultural competency
(VIDEO) Obama Thinks Students Should Stop Stifling Debate On Campus
Thanks to Elliott (Class of ’18) for sharing this with me.
President Barack Obama wants college students to hear the arguments of people they disagree with, not try to block them from speaking. During a town hall appearance at North High School in Des Moines, Iowa
The Neuroscience of Empathy: how to rewire our brains against implicit bias and towards greater empathy
Some answers: mindfulness training + physical activity + loving kindness meditation + volunteerism!
Read more here: The Neuroscience of Empathy | Psychology Today
Humans are wired for prejudice, but that doesn’t have to be the end of the story
Here’s why I believe classes like Cultural Competency and Identity & Ethnic Studies in high schools are so vital: “…studies support the notion that childhood exposure to diversity can reduce the salience of race in adulthood.”
Read the article here: Humans are wired for prejudice but that doesn’t have to be the end of the story
“Humans are highly social creatures. Our brains have evolved to allow us to survive and thrive in complex social environments. Accordingly, the behaviors and emotions that help us navigate our social sphere…”
SF Public Defender Jeff Adachi on Implicit Bias | Equal Justice Society
This one is a couple of years old, but still good and relevant. I like that Adachi cites brain research on bias, unconscious prejudice, and empathy.
Read on here: SF Public Defender Jeff Adachi on Implicit Bias | Equal Justice Society
Dear Taylor… — Woken Magazine
Today, I’m excited to feature this post on intersectional feminism by Tomicia (’17), in the first issue of the new magazine that Angela (’18) just launched: wokenmagazine.com. (Submissions are encouraged. For info, contact wokenmagazine@gmail.com.)
“Dear Taylor,There’s always room for improvement. Especially regarding feminism.”
Read the rest here: Dear Taylor… — Woken Magazine
What is Systemic Racism? | Race Forward
Rinku Sen President of Race Forward & Publisher of Colorlines introduces the “What Is Systemic Racism?” video series.
10 years after Katrina: An evacuated family’s new crisis, far from New Orleans | The Washington Post
Thank you, Alessandra, for sharing this with me.
“A town in Nebraska with only a handful of black residents had watched the Ninth Ward flood on TV and then decided to rescue a family of strangers.The Sept. 30, 2005, edition of the Nemaha County Herald announced the arrival of the Williams family as evacuees from New Orleans. Taja Williams, 10, points to herself in the photo when she was just a month old.
But then they had stopped being strangers, and their crisis was not a single hurricane but an accumulation of disadvantages that were harder to address: poor, jobless, sick and troubled. And after a while it felt to them like there was no real desire to help, no telethon, just a community and a country that was finding it easier to look away.”
Read the entire profile here: 10 years after Katrina: An evacuated family’s new crisis, far from New Orleans | The Washington Post
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