Blacks report higher self-esteem than Whites, and the gap has widened since 1980.

Evidence

Indeed, based on several studies that support the positive self-esteem of Blacks, Twenge and Crocker (2002) provided a comprehensive meta-analysis that compellingly makes the opposite case. They found that Blacks, on average, have higher self-esteem than Whites, who in turn have higher self-esteem than Asians, American Indians, and Hispanics. Moreover, the Black–White self-esteem gap has actually increased since 1980. — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 1064

Categorization

• SEED: A piece on how the social-science assumptions beneath Brown have been empirically overturned without weakening the legal outcome — the ‘right conclusion from shaky evidence’ problem.