Research and writing about racial health disparities in the United States often focus on poverty and poor education as primary causes for disparate outcomes. Journalist and educator Linda Villarosa says those gaps don’t account for the fact that Black Americans “live sicker and die quicker” than their White counterparts regardless of income and education. They don’t explain why a Black woman with a college education is more likely to die or almost die in childbirth in the U.S. than a White woman with an eighth-grade education. The under-acknowledged effects of racism, Villarosa argues, have numerous devastating consequences on Black bodies, on the healthcare system, and on the health of our society as a whole.
Wallace House Center for JournalistsUnder the Skin: The Hidden Toll of Racism on American Lives on the Health of Our Nation
Linda Villarosa, New York Times journalist
January 17, 2023
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Annenberg Auditorium, Ford School (room 1120)
This event is both online and in person
Sponsored by: Wallace House Center for Journalists
Contact Information: Melissa Riley, rileyml@umich.edu
This program or event is open to the alumni community
Research and writing about racial health disparities in the United States often focus on poverty and poor education as primary causes for disparate outcomes. Journalist and educator Linda Villarosa says those gaps don’t account for the fact that Black Americans “live sicker and die quicker” than their White counterparts regardless of income and education. They don’t explain why a Black woman with a college education is more likely to die or almost die in childbirth in the U.S. than a White woman with an eighth-grade education. The under-acknowledged effects of racism, Villarosa argues, have numerous devastating consequences on Black bodies, on the healthcare system, and on the health of our society as a whole.