Neuroscience Has A Whiteness Problem. This Research Project Aims To Fix It

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African Americans are about 20% more likely than other people to experience a serious mental health condition — but they've been excluded from many studies of brain disorders. One project aims to fix that.

Baltimore was home to Henrietta Lacks, an African American woman whose cancerous cells were taken and grown in the lab without her consent or knowledge. Those cells, which had the ability to divide without aging, became one of the most important discoveries in medical research.

"When you begin to talk about the brain, you begin to talk about the genomic data set — immediately within the community that triggers all kinds of suspicions," says the Other efforts to diversify research have often left fundraising to white people, Hathaway says. But not this one. In July, the effort got a $1 million commitment from Brown Capital Management, a business in Baltimore founded and run by an African American. The state of Maryland has promised another $1.25 million.

 

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It's 2020 and someone is finally including a historically distressed part of the population in mental health studies? For cryin' out loud.

My God, of course... the daily stress of just being black in a country that claims equality, and is so disappointingly unequal!

How many studies have been conducted on the BrainDisorders of American racists and White violent RacistTerrorists in America? If there aren't many studies please aim to fix why there aren't many on their serious mentalILLNESS. Black ppl are remarkable. LoveUs Drapetomania

Please also study racists’ brains...stat.

Again, BlackAmericans are resilient remarkable ppl that's endured much unspeakable inhumane treatment in America's SlaveTradeSystem -even after the CivilWar. Yet amazingly choosing to be forgiving & want to have PeacefulProtests. Please study the brains of WhiteTerrorists.

BlackAmericans are resilient remarkable ppl that's endured so much unspeakable inhumane treatment in America - even today RacialHatred RacialInjustices SystemicRacism. Yet amazingly choosing to be forgiving & want to have PeacefulProtests. I'm remembering BlackWallStreet.

BlackAmericans are very resilient RemarkablePeople that's endured so much unspeakable inhumane treatment in America - even today RacialHatred RacialInjustices SystemicRacism. Yet amazingly choosing to be forgiving & want to have PeacefulProtests. How would be w/o Racism?

NPR: Crazy black people?

America was very enthralled w/African & African American's brain diagnosing us w/ DRAPETOMANIA a psychological disorder mental disease in Black slaves exhibited by peculiar behavior. Many White psychologists & psychiatrists are racists even today. 1/2

I changed the world in science and psychiatry (2009) concerning Bipolar genetics and the Media said nothing. Welcome to shithole America where the truth is demoted.

Find out what produces criminality

SMFH

Well maybe if racist white supremacist shlthead cops would stop targeting and gunning down unarmed black kids, there wouldn’t be a problem! whitepoliceofficers

Lmao das racist

That's RACIST!

Fix it!!! Do it now!

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