Racist bias within the medical industry can litterally kill women of color. Today we're vocal about the different stereotypes-based expectations, discriminations and behaviors that impact us, our sisters and brothers of color from a very young age on a sports field up to an hospital bed during adulthood.

Below are the inspiring Women of color we celebrate in this episode with links to their work:

-Jelena Jovanović, an impressive anti-gypsism activist who's also a Policy and research coordinator for the European Roma Grassroots Organisations Network in Brussels - get her book 'The Romani Women's Movement' here: bit.ly/2oBBg4d

-Rokhaya Diallo, very vocal and inspiring French activist, journalist, writer, TV presenter, Podcast host and movie director. Here is her TEDxTalk that Sara mentions: bit.ly/2SlFtdn

-Koko Hubara, amazing Finnish media creator, Editor in Chief of 'Ruskeat Tytötthe' - first media for brown people by brown people in Finland. Take a look at the English version of this ultra cool platform: bit.ly/2UOIH5R

-Cécile Kashetu Kyenge, Italian politician, Member of the Parliament - Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats, as an Italian black woman she's prone to a violent amount of racism which she has decide to tackle upfront. Read this insightful Guardian piece on her story: bit.ly/2RT1R8D