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  • Racism Derails Black Men’s Health, Even as Education Levels Rise

    05/23/2021 9:39:37 AM PDT · by Apparatchik · 43 replies
    U.S. News and World Report ^ | May 19, 2021 | Virginia Anderson
    More education typically leads to better health, yet Black men in the U.S. are not getting the same benefit as other groups, research suggests. The reasons for the gap are vexing, experts said, but may provide an important window into unique challenges faced by Black men as they try to gain not only good health but also an equal footing in the U.S. Generally, higher education means better-paying jobs and health insurance, healthier behaviors and longer lives. This is true across many demographic groups. And studies show life expectancy is higher for educated Black men — those with a college...