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What did a recent Long Island study that used undercover paired-tests to evaluate racial discrimination by real estate agents find? Two undercover testers (either one White and one Black; or one White and one Latinx; or one White and one Asian) would approach real estate agents with identical financial profiles and neighborhood preferences.


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Thrombocyte

Another term for platelets, which are blood cells involved in clotting and wound healing.

Erythrocyte

A red blood cell that carries oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues and carbon dioxide from the tissues back to the lungs.

Platelet

A small, disk-shaped cell fragment in the blood that helps in blood clotting by clumping and forming plugs in blood vessel injuries.

Mast Cell

A type of white blood cell found in connective tissue, playing a key role in allergic reactions and inflammation by releasing histamine and other chemicals.

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