Studies find that communities of color and low-income areas face more drinking-water violations and longer waits for fixes.
Race and Equity
Sojourner Truth Museum founder Shonna McDaniels details a harrowing 2020 experience with hospital neglect and medical gaslighting at Kaiser South Sacramento.
California Black Health Network Executive Director Rhonda Smith transforms personal encounters with life-threatening emergency room bias into systemic advocacy.
TV medical dramas have long provided a powerful lens for examining real-world emergency care, highlighting iconic Black actors and critical health care realities.
UC Davis ER physician Kara Toles discusses confronting bias in care while advocating for health equity and training colleagues to recognize prejudice.
Researchers and health experts point to the cumulative effects of systemic racism, chronic stress and generational trauma that shape maternal health long before pregnancy begins.
From early heart surgery to blood plasma preservation and vaccine research, Black medical pioneers helped reshape emergency care despite systemic exclusion.
Nichelle Nichols’ estate won a $13 million wrongful-death verdict over claims that failures at a New Mexico emergency room led to the “Star Trek” icon’s death.
A reading list on race, bias and emergency medicine explores systemic inequities affecting Black patients and health care practitioners.
ER nurse Anisa Nesbitt says more Black health care providers can build patient trust, while helping future nurses confront bias and prioritize compassionate care.