Wordless Wednesday: Racial prejudice violates many Americans’ Right to Sleep

The anxiety caused by being the target of racism is real, and it’s leading to violations of many Americans’ Right to Sleep.

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.