‘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.
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.
The indignities and humiliations Black men even those perceived to have made it serve as a sort of Black tax that takes a heavy toll on physical and mental health. Now, a new UCLA-led study reveals these hidden costs of being Black in America.