Study: Racism Plays Bigger Role in Black-White Infant Mortality Gap Than Wealth

A Black infant is many times more likely to die within one year of birth than a white infant is, even if that Black infant comes from a wealthy home, a new study shows. The study, which was published by the National Bureau of Economic Research last month, demonstrates that disparities in Black and white infant mortality rates cannot be explained by economics alone. Rather, racism within the health…

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