Health Care, Self-Care, Who Cares – for Us?

“What history has taught us, and what current day events have taught us [is that] the healthcare system [is] a system of oppression.”

“The stress of dealing with systemic racism becomes embedded in our bodies, almost like blood, almost like bones.”

“Black women are three to four times more likely to die than white women from pregnancy-related complications. The gap is wider now than it was during slavery.”

“On top of being an amazing political tool, the single most powerful thing a person can do for their health, verified through scientific research, is to actually walk.”

“COVID-19 ripped the sheets off of the racial inequity and how racism has a differently structured opportunity and assigned value in this country. So it was a wake up call.”