Stress from discrimination might be causing a widening “black-white sleep gap”

Though Americans on average are getting less sleep, one group in particular appears to be more affected than any other: African-Americans, according to a study.When it comes to being sleep deprived, African-Americans are doing way more poorly than whites, contributing to what experts have dubbed "the black-white sleep gap."While the true cause of the sleep gap is still unknown, some believe that there might be a correlation between sleep and discrimination along with other factors such as noisy