Interrogating the true toll of pervasive racism.
For this month’s issue of The Highlight, Vox teamed up with Black-led nonprofit newsroom Capital B to explore the insidious effects of discrimination on Black Americans.
The collaboration — part of an ongoing partnership with Capital B — was prompted in part by the work of researchers at the University of Chicago, who compiled nearly 50 years’ worth of studies examining bias against Black people in nearly every aspect of modern life, which they shared exclusively with Vox and Capital B.
The researchers, led by Sendhil Mullainathan — one of the scholars behind the seminal resumé discrimination study “Are Emily and Greg More Employable than Lakisha and Jamal?” — reviewed decades of studies. They found that discrimination impacts consequential endeavors and mundane tasks alike, from buying a home and applying to jobs to looking for a new church and using rideshare apps. Simply put, discrimination is everywhere.
That isn’t news to the tens of millions of Black Americans who experience it daily. But as many white Americans continue to question whether systemic racism exists, these myriad studies offer affirmation, borne out with data in no uncertain terms, of its existence and pervasiveness. This, in turn, has provided us with opportunities to ask: What happens to Black lives when you endure racist acts day in and day out? What solutions exist? And what care can we provide?
Illustration by Xia Gordon for Vox and Capital B; data visualization by Alvin Chang for Vox and Capital B
Discrimination isn’t just infuriating. It steals Black people’s time.
Vox analyzed dozens of studies and found that racism adds up in insidious ways.
By Sean Collins and Izzie Ramirez
Meika Ejiasi for Vox and Capital B
A racist society is detrimental to your health
From chronic stress to cancer, racial discrimination weathers Black Americans’ lives over time.
By Margo Snipe
Xia Gordon for Vox and Capital B
How cars fuel racial inequality (coming Tuesday)
Cars can be a source of freedom. They also drive discrimination.
By Marin Cogan
Xia Gordon for Vox and Capital B
AI automated discrimination. Here’s how to spot it. (coming Wednesday)
The next generation of AI comes with a familiar bias problem.
By Abby Ohlheiser
Xia Gordon for Vox and Capital B
What’s behind Black women’s excessive rate of fibroids? (coming Thursday)
Is it chemicals? Diet? Stress?
By Akilah Wise
Xia Gordon for Vox and Capital B
We need to rethink discipline in schools (coming Friday)
How school reinforces inequalities between Black children and their peers.
By Jonquilyn Hill
Carlos Basabe for Vox and Capital B
How to deal with racial trauma, according to Black experts (coming Friday)
There’s no cure for the effects of pervasive discrimination, but there are steps you can take to help heal.
By Kenya Hunter
CREDITS
Editors: Vox: Adam Estes, Libby Nelson, Lavanya Ramanathan, Julia Rubin. Capital B: Dalila Johari-Paul, Simone Sebastian
Copy editors/fact-checkers: Vox: Elizabeth Crane, Kim Eggleston, Tanya Pai, Caitlin PenzeyMoog. Capital B: Neil Cornish
Additional fact-checking: Anouck Dussaud, Kelsey Lannin
Art direction: Dion Lee, Paige Vickers
Audience: Gabriela Fernandez, Shira Tarlo, Agnes Mazur
Production/project editors: Lauren Katz, Nathan Hall
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By: Vox and Capital B
Title: Discrimination everywhere
Sourced From: www.vox.com/race/23745799/discrimination-racism-university-chicago-studies
Published Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2023 11:40:49 +0000
