When Actions Speak Louder Than Words — Racism and Sickle Cell Disease

Power-Hays, Alexandra; McGann, Patrick T.

doi:10.1056/nejmp2022125

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“…It is now documented that structural racism has undeniably played a role in the disparities in SCD care and outcomes ( Power-Hays & McGann, 2020 ). However, our survey results imply that these existing disparities have not been drastically exacerbated as feared by the COVID-19 pandemic.…”

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Physicians' Opinions of COVID-19 Ambulatory Care Constraints

Kenney

Becerra

Beatty

et al. 2021

Journal of Ambulatory Care Management

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Physicians' Opinions of COVID-19 Ambulatory Care Constraints

Kenney

Becerra

Beatty

et al. 2021

Journal of Ambulatory Care Management

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“…4 Those with the disease experience discrimination, dismissal, and overpolicing in healthcare settings due to its specific commonness among people of African and Middle Eastern descent. 2,5,6 Floyd is one victim of an extensive history of persecution, mistreatment, and unjust murder of Black people in the U.S. and across the world. The subsequent release of the video footage of Floyd's death, initially via social media, led to a fever pitch in the international outcry against oppression, racism, and police brutality, which had been building after the murders of Botham Jean, Atatiana Jefferson, Ahmaud Arbery, and many others.…”

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Starting with I: Combating Anti-Blackness in Libraries

Williamson

Williams

Goodman

et al. 2021

Medical Reference Services Quarterly

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When millions saw footage of George Floyd's murder by police during the COVID-19 pandemic where marginalized groups had higher death rates, increased awareness and action arose because Black people are treated differently in the United States. Many libraries subsequently created statements and committees to commit to reduce inequities in libraries; however, Black bodies are still being harmed. Therefore, this editorial details the Start and End with I concept and provides concrete steps for making change. It is time to center the voices that have been dismissed and ignored for too long. Are you willing to do what it takes? ARTICLE HISTORY

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“…To progress towards health equity, members of health systems must understand our roles in combatting structural racism [3,[60][61][62][63][64]. To date, the medical profession has not fully acknowledged the history of inequality or bias in medicine and science, which includes the adverse impact of medical racism on BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color) patients; the continuing negative impact on medical professionals, including BIPOC trainees and staff; and the negative implications on healthcare's missions of patient care, education, and research [4,6,23,37,[65][66][67][68][69][70][71][72][73]. Medicine also must publicly acknowledge the unethical research that has been carried out on BIPOC individuals, such as the research-driven gynecological surgeries that J Marion Sims performed on enslaved Black women, including Anarcha Westcott, without their consent or proper anesthesia [74,75].…”

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