Los Angeles Times – The Toll of Racism? The Stress of Discrimination, Real or Perceived, May Be Shortening Black Men’s Lives

Posted on September 24, 2007

BRITE Center Director Dr. Vickie Mays is quoted in article about the physiological response to racism.

Jet Magazine – Research Shows that Racism May Affect the Health and Medical Care of Blacks

Posted on August 13, 2007

Article quotes BRITE Center Director Dr. Vickie Mays and references BRITE Center research on interventions to lessen the negative impact of discrimination on health.

The Boston Globe – How Racism Hurts – Literally

Posted on July 15, 2007

Article quotes BRITE Center Director Dr. Vickie Mays and cites BRITE Center research on the brain’s circuits and structures during laboratory conditions of discrimination and whether responses vary based on lifelong exposure to racial prejudice.

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