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20 Jan 2026

Worry about police linked to heart risk in Black women

A US study of 422 Black women found that worry about police interactions—especially concern for their children—was associated with thicker carotid artery measurements, a marker of cardiovascular risk. The study shows correlation, not causation.

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8 Dec 2025

Environmental Rules and Roma Lives in Bulgaria

A new book by Elana Resnick, based on two decades of fieldwork in Bulgaria, shows how environmental rules and waste systems can reinforce racial inequality for Roma people and depend on unrecognized labor.

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25 Jul 2025

First Black woman elected to Brazil's Academy of Letters

On July 10 Ana Maria Gonçalves was elected to the Brazilian Academy of Letters (ABL), becoming the first Black woman in its 128-year history. She is a novelist best known for Um defeito de cor.

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