That was Dr. Susan Moore, family physician, University of Michigan Medical School graduate, Black woman. But injustice in health care is rarely broadcast from cellphone videos or shared for thousands to witness. And the disease has taken a devastating toll, physical and emotional, on the nation’s health-care workers and the system as a whole. That persistent experience of being ignored and harmed is the cornerstone of why Black and Brown people don’t trust our health-care system. As a nation, we need to understand four key messages about racism: Racism exists.

Source: Washington Post December 26, 2020 19:07 UTC