Wordless Wednesday: Racial prejudice violates many Americans’ Right to Sleep
These sleep problems begin in childhood.
Learn more: How racial disparity threatens African Americans’ Right to Sleep
- The Uneven Health Toll of Sleep Deprivation. Khazan, O. The Atlantic, August 3, 2017. Accessed online November 1, 2017.
- ∗Racial discrimination mediates race differences in sleep problems: A longitudinal analysis. Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology. 2017 Apr;23(2):165-173. doi: 10.1037/cdp0000104. Accessed online November 1, 2017.
- Op-Ed: African Americans don’t sleep as well as whites, an inequality stretching back to slavery. Reiss, B. Los Angeles Times, April 23, 2017. Accessed online November 1, 2017.
- Why black Americans can’t sleep at night: racism. Adam, EK. Quartz, January 28, 2015. Accessed online November 1, 2017.
- How Can We Close The Black-White Sleep Gap? Varagur, K. Huffington Post, February 29, 2016. Accessed online November 1, 2017.
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