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Support Network May Help Black Women Cope Better With Depression, UF Study Shows

GAINESVILLE– Black women are significantly less likely to be diagnosed with emotional disorders than their white counterparts, University of Florida researchers report, but what role ethnicity plays in this process is unclear.

Filed under Research, Gender, Black on Wednesday, July 15, 1998.

From Aid To Trade: New Book Focuses On African Entrepreneurs

GAINESVILLE —Just a week after President Clinton returned home from Africa, two professors at the University of Florida hope to continue the focus on the continent and its economy with the release of their book, “African Entrepreneurship: Theory and Reality.”

Filed under Research, Business, Florida, Race, Black on Friday, April 10, 1998.

UF Race Relations Expert Says Racism Is At Its Worst In 30 Years

GAINESVILLE — Three decades after the assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., racism remains firmly entrenched in American society, and popular culture and the news media are at least partly to blame, a University of Florida racial relations expert says.

Filed under Research, Politics, Race, Black on Monday, March 30, 1998.

UF Researcher: Beauty More Than Skin Deep In Black Community

GAINESVILLE — Hairdos and pedicures of working-class black women have resulted in new findings for social researchers who are more inclined to focus on welfare woes or middle-class affluence, a new University of Florida study finds.
In a 16-month study of behavior at a black beauty shop, UF researcher Kimberly Battle-Walters found a political and social […]

Filed under Research, Family, Gender, Race, Black on Thursday, February 19, 1998.