Race Wars: The Critical Conversations Podcast

E5 - Racism at the Doctor's Office


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If we agree that all American institutions are built on systemic racism, American healthcare is no exception. One of the major questions to be answered is to extent are Black people taken seriously at healthcare facilities. From hospitals to the local doctor's office, Black women in particular find their experiences to be both traumatic and racist. When we live in a society where Black women are 2 to 6 times more likely to die during childbirth than their White counterparts, we have to question the racist system our healthcare is derived from. It is our job to remedy the issue by listening to the experiences of Black women who have suffered systemic racism under our broken healthcare system. On this episode, Rhisa aka Negra Con Lyme shares her truth about her experiences with Lyme disease and the traumatic experiences dealing with healthcare professionals as a black woman.
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Race Wars: The Critical Conversations PodcastBy Michael Hinds