Living among racists literally can kill you, say scientists

29 April 2015 - 02:04
By Katharine Child

Black Americans living in racist areas have a higher mortality rate than white people in the same areas and than black people living in less racist places. Researchers from the University of Maryland used the number of Google searches for the word "nigger" as an indication of the level of racism in an area.

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