Dorothy Roberts Lays Out a Damning Exposé of Medical Racism and “Child Welfare”
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on September 18, 2023
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There is an old saying that “when white folks catch a cold, Black folks get pneumonia.” That saying speaks to a fundamental truth about the U.S.: Black people are positioned to catch hell because of historical and contemporary systemic forms of inequality.
After the overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022, I recall the sense of alarm communicated by Black women. There was the painful recognition that they would be . . .
