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Black travelers are taking up more space than ever in travel and tourism, and findings from a new study by MMGY Travel Intelligence prove that. The study, conducted in the fall of 2024, looks into U.S. Black travelers’ travel motivations, planning behaviors, and spending patterns. Among its noteworthy findings, U.S. Black leisure travelers took over […]
November 15, 2024, by Nadia Jaber New survey findings may help research staff talk with and recruit more Black participants for clinical trials. Credit: iStock/FatCamera Findings from a small study suggest that more Black than White, Asian, or patients of other races distrust medical research and have spiritual beliefs about medical research. The study asked […]
New research by MMGY Travel Intelligence unveils compelling insights into the travel motivations, planning behaviors and spending patterns of U.S. Black travelers, highlighting notable shifts in preferences for 2025. Safety and a welcoming atmosphere continue to dominate the priority list for this growing demographic, with 79% citing these factors as highly influential in their travel […]
MMGY partners with Black Travel Alliance and the National Coalition of Black Meeting Professionals for an in-depth, multiyear examination of this growing travel segment – Image Credit MMGY A recent study by MMGY Travel Intelligence, in collaboration with the Black Travel Alliance (BTA) and the National Coalition of Black Meeting Professionals (NCBMP), highlights the growing […]
More progress needs to be made to improve outcomes for Black women with breast cancer. Here’s how BCRF investigators are addressing the challenge. In the United States, breast cancer continues to be the most common cancer and the leading cause of cancer death in women. In 2025, more than 319,750 new cases of invasive breast cancer […]
Flags fly outside the U.S. Education Department in Washington, D.C. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images An independent research arm within the U.S. Department of Education is being all but shut down, employees of the department say. The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) is responsible for gathering and disseminating data on […]
Recently published research highlights where the majority of Black people in are living in the United States. Pew Research published notes on January 23 that in 2023, the majority of Black people lived in the South. The state with the largest Black population was Texas, where around 4.3 million resided at the time. Florida and […]
The long battle to mitigate and potentially eliminate cheatgrass, one of the American West’s most menacing invasive weeds, has just taken a positive step forward. U.S. Forest Service research, conducted by ecologist Susan Meyer, has demonstrated in field trials that the fungal pathogen known commonly has Black Fingers of Death is very effective in eliminating […]
The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded up to $11.9 million to Oregon State University to invent new drug delivery technologies for protecting members of the military from a range of health threats in combat areas. Once designed, developed and tested, the technologies could also be applied as needed within the general public, said OSU […]
Originally published by Open Campus. When sociologist James Loewen took his first academic position at Tougaloo College, he couldn’t have known the profound impact his work on sundown towns would have on the understanding of systemic racism. Decades later, his research continues to shed light on these racially exclusive communities, and his legacy endures at […]