White Homework

020: Medical Racism


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Happy Black History Month! This week we're starting a new series! We're calling this one "Racism Doesn't Exist" since so many white Americans believe that racism ended with MLK. So we're diving into the data and examining the disparities that exist between white people and Black people in every area of society. This week we're talking about the treatment of nonwhite patients in the medical field.

Additional reading

Disparities in maternal mortality

Doctors spend less time with Black cancer patients
Half of medical students hold false beliefs about Black people
Black patients receive less pain medication
Johns Hopkins gross "tribute" to Henrietta Lacks

Executive Producers

Jeffrey Martin
Nate Frazier

Producer

Jillian Cohan Martin

Audio Producer and Editor

Nash Propst

Artwork by Slade Sundar

www.sladesundar.com

Music by K.Solis


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White HomeworkBy Tori Williams Douglass, Benjamin Faye

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