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The Flint Water Crisis and the Perpetuation of Environmental Racism in Flint, Michigan (2014–2018) 弗林特水危机与密歇根州弗林特市环境种族主义的长期存在（2014-2018 年）

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Journal of African American Studies Pub Date : 2024-09-09 DOI: 10.1007/s12111-024-09666-5

Olugbenga Okunade

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Forging Bonds: Restorative Justice Approaches for African American Communities 建立联系：非裔美国人社区的恢复性司法方法

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Journal of African American Studies Pub Date : 2024-08-31 DOI: 10.1007/s12111-024-09667-4

Grace Rood, Precious Skinner-Osei

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Vicarious Discrimination Through Spouses and Mental Health Among Middle-Aged Black Adults 通过配偶和心理健康对中年黑人成年人的替代性歧视

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Journal of African American Studies Pub Date : 2024-08-31 DOI: 10.1007/s12111-024-09669-2

Myles D. Moody, Olivio J. Clay, Raegan W. Durant

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Our Founders’ Fears: The Roots of the Criminalization of African Americans 我们创始人的恐惧非裔美国人被定罪的根源

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Journal of African American Studies Pub Date : 2024-06-27 DOI: 10.1007/s12111-024-09656-7

Charles W. Davis

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“The Jim Crow Army Must Have a Scapegoat”: Justice, Cowardice, and the Court Martial of Lieutenant Leon Gilbert (Korea, 1950) "吉姆-克罗军队必须有个替罪羊"：正义、懦弱与莱昂-吉尔伯特中尉的军事法庭（朝鲜，1950 年）

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Journal of African American Studies Pub Date : 2024-06-20 DOI: 10.1007/s12111-024-09664-7

Chris Dixon, Jessica Johnson

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Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Improves Well-being in Healthy Black Women: A Pilot Study 正念减压法可改善健康黑人女性的幸福感：试点研究

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Journal of African American Studies Pub Date : 2024-06-04 DOI: 10.1007/s12111-024-09665-6

Cortnie L. Hartwig, Natalie N. Watson-Singleton, Eternity D. Ballour, Cynthia S. Belfleur, Vanessa A. Eaton, Lorelle A. Logan, Brijuan N. Phillips, Faith A. Shannon, Kai M. McCormack

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Estranged Relations: African American Student Experiences with University Police on a Predominantly White Campus 疏远的关系：非裔美国学生在白人占主导地位的校园里与大学警察相处的经历

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Journal of African American Studies Pub Date : 2024-05-14 DOI: 10.1007/s12111-024-09651-y

William R. Turner, Robert Dobmeier, Kara Hiltz, Chelsea Hunt, Carina Chanthabandith, Anthony Silsby, Madison Ross

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“Waging a Battle for First Class Citizenship”: Black Women, Beauty Advertisements, and the Horror of Inequity "为一等公民权而战"：黑人女性、美容广告和不公平的恐怖

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Journal of African American Studies Pub Date : 2024-05-11 DOI: 10.1007/s12111-024-09652-x

Leah Tonnette Gaines, Veda Massanari-Thatcher

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The Disproportionate Use of Corporal Punishment on African American Children in U.S. Schools 美国学校对非洲裔美国儿童不成比例地使用体罚的问题

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Journal of African American Studies Pub Date : 2024-03-20 DOI: 10.1007/s12111-024-09646-9

Kahlil Green, Devron Dickens, Dawn Thurman, Laurens G. Van Sluytman

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African American Heritage and Legacy: Implications on the Current Armed Forces 非裔美国人的传统和遗产：对当前武装部队的影响

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Journal of African American Studies Pub Date : 2024-02-28 DOI: 10.1007/s12111-023-09641-6

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