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NY City Council Probes NYPD Stop-and-Frisk Policy

NY City Council Probes NYPD Stop-and-Frisk Policy

November 27, 2020
NEW YORK – The New York City Council Civil Rights Committee has started a series of public hearings to investigate the NYPD’s use of stop-and-frisk tactics. Residents appearing before the panel claim the police procedures mostly negatively impact on minority and gay people. ... read more
Peer Pressure Puts Black Girls At Higher HIV Risk

Peer Pressure Puts Black Girls At Higher HIV Risk

September 07, 2011
In a recent study involving 64 African American adolescent girls ages 14 to 17, researchers found that up to 59% of the study’s subjects experienced sexual abuse that included threats, verbal coercion, condom coercion and physical violence. Of the 64 interviewed, unwanted sex made up 30% and 9% respectively of the abuse cases. ... read more
Louisiana Prisons Put Black Voting Power At Risk

Louisiana Prisons Put Black Voting Power At Risk

September 02, 2011
Angola, the Louisiana State Penitentiary, is one of the most notorious prisons in the United States. Sometimes called “The Farm” because of its plantation-like set-up, it houses almost 5,300 men, of whom 3,900 are serving life sentences, 968 face terms of 40 years or more, and 83 are on death row. The prison is located 90 minutes ... read more
Study: Blacks At Higher Risk For Death From Stroke

Study: Blacks At Higher Risk For Death From Stroke

September 01, 2011
Blacks and country folk outside the so-called “stroke belt” are at higher risk for stroke death than other populations, a large new study finds. A stroke occurs every 40 seconds somewhere in the United States, but little has been known about whether stroke mortality disparities exist outside an 11-state region in southeast United States known as the stroke belt. ... read more

Giving Birth Increases Cancer Risks For Blacks

August 26, 2011
Results from the Black Women's Health Study show two or more full-term births are linked to a higher incidence of certain breast cancers in Black women, but only in those who did not breast-feed The study is being reported online in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. "African-American women are more likely to have had a greater number of full-term births and less likely to have breastfed their babies," said lead author Julie R. Palmer, ScD, professor of epidemiology at the Slone Epidemiology ... read more

Race Doesn't Predict HIV Risk, CDC Says

August 15, 2011
Income and education -- not race -- predicts HIV risk among inner-city heterosexuals, according to CDC data out today. They have determined that low-income heterosexuals in 24 urban cities were up to 20 times more likely to become infected with HIV than the rest of the U.S. population. ... read more

Progress Made In Identifying Black's Breast Cancer Risks

August 03, 2011
A woman's ethnicity as well as her genetic makeup are two of the main risk factors for hereditary breast cancer. Research into understanding and treating hereditary breast cancer was presented today at the Era of Hope conference, a scientific meeting hosted by the Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research ... read more

Scientists Discover Gene Behind Asthma Risks In Blacks

August 01, 2011
A new national collaboration of asthma genetics researchers has revealed a novel gene associated with the disease in African-Americans, according to a new scientific report. By pooling data from nine independent research groups looking for genes associated with asthma, the newly-created EVE Consortium identified a novel gene association specific to populations of African descent. In addition, the new study confirmed the significance of four gene associations recently reported by a European asthma genetics study. The findings, published in Nature Genetics, ... read more
Study Finds Answers To Increased Black Heart Attack Risks

Study Finds Answers To Increased Black Heart Attack Risks

June 28, 2011
Researchers may have discovered one reason that African Americans are at increased risk for heart attacks and other cardiovascular events. According to a new study published online in the journal Radiology, African Americans have increased levels of non-calcified plaque, which consists of buildups of soft deposits ... read more
New Genetic Risk Factors Of Lupus Found In Study Of Black Women

New Genetic Risk Factors Of Lupus Found In Study Of Black Women

June 24, 2011
Researchers from Boston University’s Slone Epidemiology Center have found four new genetic variants in the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) that confer a higher risk of systemic lupus erythemathosus (“lupus”) in African American women. The study, which currently appears on-line in Human Genetics, is believed to be the first ... read more
Minorities Not Being Properly Screen For Diabetes Despite Risks

Minorities Not Being Properly Screen For Diabetes Despite Risks

June 24, 2011
Although people from certain ethnic groups are at high risk for getting diabetes and should be screened, a new study suggests that such screenings are not being done as often as they should. Dr. Ann Sheehy, a hospitalist and clinical assistant professor of internal medicine at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, was lead author of the findings, which appear in this month's edition of Diabetes Care. ... read more
Women's Risk Of Heart Disease After Gestational Diabetes Differs By Race

Women's Risk Of Heart Disease After Gestational Diabetes Differs By Race

June 07, 2011
When they analyzed the study participants by racial-ethnic group, black race and Hispanic ethnicity predicted heart disease even after adjusting for other risk factors. ... read more
Lawsuit Challenges NYPD Over Stop & Frisk Practices Of Cab Passengers

Lawsuit Challenges NYPD Over Stop & Frisk Practices Of Cab Passengers

May 26, 2011
The lawsuit maintains that the NYPD is using its Taxi/Livery Inspection Program to expand the reach of its unconstitutional stop-and-frisk practices. ... read more
US Labor Dept. Awards $75.8M For At-Risk Youth Programs

US Labor Dept. Awards $75.8M For At-Risk Youth Programs

May 18, 2011
"Every day in America, 7,000 students drop out of high school. Our nation cannot afford to lose these young people," said Secretary Solis. ... read more
Higher HIV Risk In Black Gay Men Linked To Partner Choice, Risk Perception

Higher HIV Risk In Black Gay Men Linked To Partner Choice, Risk Perception

May 03, 2011
These men show a clear preference for masculine men, while also equating masculinity with lower HIV risk. ... read more
Black Women's Maternal Risks Go Unquestioned

Black Women's Maternal Risks Go Unquestioned

April 22, 2011
Statistics showing that African American women die at much higher rates in childbirth and pregnancy don't surprise Dr. David R. Williams. ... read more
Vitamin D May Help Reduce Heart Risk For Blacks

Vitamin D May Help Reduce Heart Risk For Blacks

April 11, 2011
African-Americans as a group have multiple risk factors for CVD. They are more likely than people of other races to develop type 2 diabetes, a known contributor to CVD. ... read more

Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors In Blacks Id'd

March 25, 2011
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Minority Women Might Have Higher Risk For Pregnancy Depression

Minority Women Might Have Higher Risk For Pregnancy Depression

March 23, 2011
“Clinicians may be under the false impression that women of color have lower rates of antenatal depression." ... read more

Camp Intros At-Risk Youth To STEM Career Path

March 08, 2011
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NYPD "Stop & Frisks" Reach Record High

February 24, 2011
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Study: Body Weight Influences Risk Of Death Among Asians

Study: Body Weight Influences Risk Of Death Among Asians

February 24, 2011
A study of more than 1 million Asians found that those who were a normal weight were far less likely to die from any cause than individuals whose BMI was too high or low. ... read more

Liquor Store "Density" Increases Risk For Blacks

February 16, 2011
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Native Hawaiian Stroke. Diabetes Risk Explored

February 16, 2011
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Yoga Program Targets At-Risk Youth

February 04, 2011
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Latinos At Higher Risk On Construction Sites

January 24, 2011
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Music Producer Gives Back To At Risk Youth

January 21, 2011
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Study: Religious Restrictions Risk Women's Health

January 20, 2011
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Suicide Task Force Adds 3 High Risk Groups

December 30, 2010
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Venus Williams Serves For At-Risk Youth

Venus Williams Serves For At-Risk Youth

December 24, 2010
The Women's Doubles Exhibition featuring Williams vs. Schultz-McCarthy will be followed by a Charity Return Serve Exhibition ... read more

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