Fighting the disease of racism [heraldpalladium.com]

Alicia Doktor 4/10/1812:00 PM

Racism is an epidemic that is killing black Americans all across the country, regardless of their level of education or income, health professionals report.

According to David Williams, a Harvard professor and leading researcher on race and health, more than 200 black Americans die every day, who would not have died if the health status of blacks and whites were equal.

That’s the equivalent of a fully loaded passenger airline crashing every single day, Williams said in one lecture.

[For more on this story by JOHN MATUSZAK, go to http://www.heraldpalladium.com...14-d638b937af7d.html]

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