We Asked For Racial Equity And They Gave Us Pig Hearts

by Keisha Ray, PhD Here is a list of just some of the things that contribute to Black people’s inequitable access to proper health outcomes and health care: Structural and Institutional racism Interpersonal racism and race-related stressors Healthcare providers’ biases Health care policies Lack of political power Inequitable voting rights Incarceration rates Inequitable access to social determinants of health Environmental racism Birthing mortality Police brutality Poverty Minimum wage policies No universal health care, childcare, or parental leave Inequitable student loan debt Racist housing policies Yet, now we have pig hearts.…
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