The Mystery of Why Black Americans Are Living Longer [TheAtlantic.com]
In the last few years, several episodes of violence and shocking police brutality have brought the fragility of black lives into the light of national media coverage. But at the same time, another important—and, perhaps, equally complicated—story is emerging: African Americans, and young black men in particular, are on average living much longer than they were just two decades ago. The decline in mortality has been especially dramatic among young African American children and teenagers. The...