A sign hanging in Rome, Ga., in 1943.
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The Boston Globe: How Racism Hurts — Literally — "Black women who pointed to racism as a source of stress in their lives, the researchers found, developed more plaque in their carotid arteries — an early sign of heart disease — than black women who didn't. The difference was small but important — making the report the first to link hardening of the arteries to racial discrimination."
The New York Times: As Execution Nears, Last Push From Inmate's Supporters — "Though prosecutors have considered [Troy Davis'] case solved for nearly two decades, a chorus of eyewitnesses say the police arrested the wrong man. Now, on the eve of execution, scheduled for Tuesday, they have joined his family and his lawyers in an effort to get the courts to hear new evidence they say proves he is innocent."
The Associated Press: No Longer Famous, Wally Amos Still Baking — "Wally Amos will always be famous, even though he can't call himself that anymore. The man who created the Famous Amos cookie empire three decades ago and eventually lost ownership of the company — as well as the rights to use the catchy name — is now running a modest cookie shop in Hawaii."
The Washington Post: Few Minorities Use Hospice Care
Services — "Blacks seek hospice care in disproportionately smaller numbers than whites partly because of cost, health insurance and cultural factors, including a sense of being denied medical care on the basis of race, according to health care specialists."
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Tell us what you think about these news stories. Are you surprised by the potential link between racial discrimination and health problems? Does it matter to you that Famous Amos is no longer Black-owned? Do you have firsthand experience with a loved one in hospice care?
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