Mick Hartley

A often-quoted study suggested that Black babies have a better chance of survival when sttended by Black doctors. The inference, of course: White doctors are racist. Yes indeed, racism is everywhere and all-pervasive. 

Someone has looked at the data again, however:

According to a famous study, Black newborns have higher survival rates when they’re attended by Black doctors than White doctors. A re-analysis of the data, however, shows that the effect disappears when you account for the fact that Black doctors more often see normal weight Black newborns, whereas White doctors more often see low birth weight Black newborns – newborns that have much poorer odds of survival.

File alongside the downfall of anti-racist grifter Robin DiAngelo.