‘Hidden costs’ of being Black in the U.S.
March 9, 2021UCLA
A woman grips her purse tightly as you approach. A store manager follows you because you look “suspicious.” You enter a high-end restaurant, and the staff assume you’re applying for a job. You’re called on in work meetings only when they’re talking about diversity.
The indignities and humiliations Black men even those who have “made it” regularly endure have long been seen as part and parcel of life in the United States among the Black community, a sort of “Black tax” that takes a heavy toll on physical and mental health.
Langbecker); Madrid University Carlos III (
Catalan-Matamoros); University of Almeria (
Catalan-Matamoros) In order to avoid having journalistic content that is merely a reproduction of a few sources, it needs to offer a diversity of voices and perspectives. By disseminating quality health-related information, the news media can influence individual and collective decisions on vaccination. Sources are people (speaking on their behalf or as members or representatives of an institution or organisation) who offer information or suggestions to journalists when drafting a news story. From the point of view of agenda-setting theory, sources can play a key role in shaping public opinion on specific content, as well as influencing the approach of a news piece (framing). This study examines information sources on vaccines in the Portuguese press, thus identifying those who guided the topics and discussions on vaccination.
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A study from North Carolina State University found outdoor play and nature-based activities helped buffer some of the negative mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic for adolescents.
Researchers said the findings, published in the
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, point to outdoor play and nature-based activities as a tool to help teenagers cope with major stressors like the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as future natural disasters and other global stressors. Researchers also underscore the mental health implications of restricting outdoor recreation opportunities for adolescents, and the need to increase access to the outdoors. Families should be encouraged that building patterns in outdoor recreation can give kids tools to weather the storms to come, said Kathryn Stevenson, a study co-author and assistant professor of parks, recreation and tourism management at NC State. Things happen in life, and getting kids outside regularl
Black men face near-daily discrimination despite financial and educational success
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The study’s findings may help explain why increased income levels among Black men aren’t accompanied by improved physical and mental health outcomes, as they are for whites, researchers say. Stuart Wolpert |
March 8, 2021
A woman grips her purse tightly as you approach. A store manager follows you because you look “suspicious.” You enter a high-end restaurant, and the staff assume you’re applying for a job. You’re called on in work meetings only when they’re talking about diversity.
The indignities and humiliations Black men even those who have “made it” regularly endure have long been seen as part and parcel of life in the United States among the Black community, a sort of “Black tax” that takes a heavy toll on physical and mental health.