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> [“It’s that simple: building friendships with people of other races seems to eliminate unhealthy stress responses, so that each new interaction can be greeted as a challenge instead of a threat. In a racially diverse society, those who feel comfortable…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-a-smith/it-s-that-simple-building-friendships-with-people-of-other-races/)

[Jeremy A. Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-a-smith/)

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## More by Jeremy A. Smith

> [“These studies are about a lot more than foul calls and strikeouts. They’re about the nature of racism today: subtle, pervasive, persistent. And they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-a-smith/these-studies-are-about-a-lot-more-than-foul-calls-and-strikeouts/)

[Jeremy A. Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-a-smith/)

> [“Research has linked such feelings of powerlessness to the kinds of health problems plaguing Bayview and many other communities around the world. This research…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-a-smith/research-has-linked-such-feelings-of-powerlessness-to-the-kinds-of/)

[Jeremy A. Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-a-smith/)

> [“Harvard’s Ichiro Kawachi agrees. He identifies a range of social policies that would be vital to promoting greater socioeconomic equality—and hence, better health. “Make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-a-smith/harvard-s-ichiro-kawachi-agrees-he-identifies-a-range-of-social/)

[Jeremy A. Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-a-smith/)

> [“It’s that simple: building friendships with people of other races seems to eliminate unhealthy stress responses, so that each new interaction can be greeted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-a-smith/it-s-that-simple-building-friendships-with-people-of-other-races/)

[Jeremy A. Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-a-smith/)

> [“The bottom line is clear: harboring racist feelings in a multicultural society causes daily stress; this kind of stress can lead to chronic problems…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-a-smith/the-bottom-line-is-clear-harboring-racist-feelings-in-a-multicultural/)

[Jeremy A. Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-a-smith/)

> [“Both low socioeconomic status and racial discrimination tap into the same corrosive elements of psychosocial stress, namely lack of control and predictability, lack of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-a-smith/both-low-socioeconomic-status-and-racial-discrimination-tap-into-the/)

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> [“In a powerful demonstration of this, psychologist Lisa Blackwell and her colleagues showed seventh-grade students how the brain grows and makes new connections when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-a-smith/in-a-powerful-demonstration-of-this-psychologist-lisa-blackwell-and/)

[Jeremy A. Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-a-smith/)

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