How Racial Bias in Healthcare Is Killing Black Patients Quietly
When a patient walks into a medical facility, the assumption is that the quality of care they receive will not depend on the color of their skin. For millions of Black Americans and other people of color, that assumption does not hold because of Racial bias. More than 10% of Black adults in the United […]
Mental Health Care Is Failing Black Americans and Here Is Why
Black Americans develop mental health conditions at roughly the same rate as everyone else. They seek treatment at half the rate. That gap is not a mystery, and it is not explained by personal choice alone. Only about 25% of Black Americans seek mental health care when they need it, compared to 40% of white […]