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Our Mission: The Race and Opportunity lab examines race, opportunity, and social mobility with an emphasis on informing policies, interventions, and intra-professional practice

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Missouri Suicide Prevention Network

Journal Club on Race in Science

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Regional Consortium of Higher Ed. Initiatives Supporting Black Males Success

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In the News

Pandemic, racism compound worries about Black suicide rate

By Race and Opportunity LabJuly 16, 2020

CHICAGO (AP) — Jasmin Pierre was 18 when she tried to end her life, overdosing on whatever pills she could find. Diagnosed with depression and anxiety, she survived two more attempts at suicide, which felt like the only way to stop her pain. Years of therapy brought progress, but the 31-year-old Black woman’s journey is […]

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Nooses, hangings and cross burnings: Imagery of America’s dark racial history sparks fear nationwide

By Race and Opportunity LabJuly 1, 2020

PALMDALE, Calif. — Some of the ugliest, most resonant symbols of the nation’s history of racial violence have returned after more than half a century to galvanize national demonstrations in recent weeks driven by the Black Lives Matter movement. On both coasts, black men have been found hanging from tree branches, suspected suicides that have […]

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National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and Vibrant Emotional Health’s Black Racism and Mental Health Webinar

By Race and Opportunity LabJune 23, 2020

On Thursday, June 18, 2020, our very own Principal Investigator, Dr. Sean Joe, and Lab Manager, Robert Motley, Jr., spoke at a panel discussion on the examination of racism, violence, and mental health hosted by the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and Vibrant Emotional Health’s Black Racism and Mental Health webinar. Watch the National Suicide Prevention […]