Madison Gray

Democratic presidential candidate South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg speaks at a culinary workers union hall Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher) Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg says his low polling numbers among African American voters have also been experienced by Black candidates themselves when addressing why he doesn’t seem to be connecting with the Black electorate.

Although the saying “Black don’t crack” is popular, a new study says discrimination could be a cause of premature aging in African Americans. The research, published in the medical journal Health Psychology found that Black people who said they were discriminated against over a 10-year period showed evidence of more rapidly aging cells, The Hill reported. Scientists say that the shortening of DNA sequences called telomeres which prevent chromosomes from deteriorating is behind it all.

(Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images) The Supreme Court has allowed residents of Flint, Mich., which has been plagued with a tainted water supply for the past several years can move forward with a lawsuit against state and local governmental officials. According to NPR, the officials in both Flint and the state of Michigan have long argued that they should be immune from litigation in the crisis. Lower courts, however, disagreed and the case moved on to the high court.