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The legal scholar Tanya Katerí Hernández has written that anti-Black racism has a lengthy and often violent history within the Hispanic/Latino community. [3] According to Hernández, anti-Black racism is not an individual problem but rather a "systemic problem within Latinidad" and that myths exist within the community that "mestizaje" exempts Hispanics/Latinos from racism.
Black pain in medicine links to the racial disparities between pain management and racial bias on behalf of the health professional. In 2011, Vermont organizers took a proactive stand against racism in their communities to defeat the biopolitical struggles faced on a daily basis. The first and only universal health care law was passed in the state.
The injustices of a criminal justice system disproportionately impact Black people; maintaining these racial disparities has a high cost for individuals, families, and communities. On an individual level, a criminal conviction may equate to loss of access to employment, housing, and public service opportunities.
The Associated Press spent a year examining how racial health disparities have harmed generations of Black Americans. WHY ARE BLACK BABIES AND MOTHERS MORE LIKELY TO DIE? Black women have the ...
Nationally, 21.1% of Hispanics are uninsured compared to 7.5% non-Hispanic individuals. Low insurance coverage affects this group of people because ethnicity plays a role, immigration status, and citizenship status. Only 1 in 10 Hispanics with a mental disorder utilizes mental health services from a general health care provider. Moreover, only ...
Iowa is nowhere near the US-Mexico border, but a new immigration law there mirrors parts of a measure passed in Texas. Immigrant communities are worried. A controversial Texas law has become a ...
Health effects of racism are now a major area of research. In fact, these seem to be the primary research focus in biological and social sciences. [23] Interdisciplinary methods have been used to address how race affects health. according to published studies, many factors combine to affect the health of individuals and communities. [38]
In 2018, African-Americans had the second highest net growth in population in Texas compared to 2010. Harris County accounted for the largest percentage of that growth. [ 17 ] Harris County's largest city Houston is now known as a center of African-American political power, education, economic prosperity, and culture, often called the next ...