Under the skin the hidden toll of racism on American lives and on the health of our nation

"The first book to tell the full story of race and health in America today, showing the toll racism takes on individuals and the health of our nation, by a groundbreaking journalist at the New York Times Magazine"--

Main Author: Villarosa, Linda (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Doubleday, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, [2022]
Edition: First edition.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Everything I thought was wrong
  • The dangerous myth that Black bodies are different
  • Unequal treatment
  • Something about being Black is bad for your body and your baby
  • Where you live matters
  • Strong, loud, and angry: The invisibility of Black emotional pain
  • Discrimination and ill-treatment can harm every body
  • Putting the care back in health care: Solutions.