Researchers are too quick to accept genetic differences between the races as an explanation for health disparities
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Equal Parenting: Why We Need to Rethink a 50-50 Split
One professor has some novel ideas about rethinking gender equality
Why Do We Care More About Diversity on TV Than In Our Schools?
Protest got a black character added to “Girls.” So why are we so silent on segregation in the classroom?
College Drinking: Maybe Not a Disorder but Still a Big Problem
Binge drinking wreaks havoc on young people’s lives — and may raise the risk of alcoholism in their future
What the Rev. Jesse Jackson Has To Say About Gay Marriage
TIME talks to the Reverend Jesse Jackson about politics, religion and why blacks should support marriage equality
Do Black Women Really Want to Be Fat?
Novelist Alice Randall says black women choose to stay overweight, but the data proves social and environmental factors play a huge role
How Feminism Begat Intensive Mothering
Contrary to popular belief, intensive mothering is the product of the rise of women in society
Will Black Voters Punish Obama for His Support of Gay Rights?
The President might be on the right side of history, but he’s on the wrong side of a crucial voting bloc
The Good News In Teen Births Isn’t Good Enough
We still have the highest rate of any industrialized nation. Is our patchwork of sex education policies to blame?
Who Can Solve the Aging Boomers Crisis? Boomers
As the number of Americans over age 65 grows dramatically, it’s time to create affordable housing solutions for senior citizens
Is Racism an Illness?
Some psychiatrists believe that racism is a mental disorder, but medicalizing social ills gets us no closer to a solution
Put To Death For Being Black: New Hope Against Judicial System Bias
North Carolina’s Racial Justice Act finally acknowledges that there is a huge bias in who gets the death penalty
Too Busy for a Summer Job? Why America’s Youth Lacks Basic Work Skills
Many young adults have no clue how to function at the bottom of a hierarchy