- August 20, 2020
Changes Are Needed in the Health Care System to Meet the Needs of Black Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming People
Throughout history, Black transgender and gender non-conforming (TGNC) individuals have nurtured themselves and their communities. Black TGNC individuals have…
- August 18, 2020
On the Centennial of (White) Women’s Suffrage, Reproductive Health Injustice Persists
Today marks the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment and with it, White women’s suffrage. This…
- August 13, 2020
More Broken Promises? Native Americans Endure COVID-19
In early July, the Supreme Court ruled that the eastern part of Oklahoma remains Indian Country for the purposes…
- August 11, 2020
The Effects of COVID-19 on America’s Hispanic and Latinx Communities
"Face challenges, fear, and frustration by seeking out knowledge and opportunities for growth."--Fanny MairenaCOVID-19 has plunged numerous nations into…
- August 10, 2020
Homelessness and Health in the Time of COVID-19
Housing and health have always been inextricably linked– but never has that been more apparent than during the COVID-19…
- August 7, 2020
Black, Disabled, and Uncounted
Black people with disabilities are in a health equity crisis in the United States that is compounded by the…
- July 31, 2020
COVID-19 Highlights Unequal Treatment of People of Color in U.S. Territories
As we consider the effects of racism on the health of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) and…
- July 30, 2020
Excluding Immigrants from COVID-19 Relief: What’s Old is New Again
During the pandemic, our government should be making every effort to remove exclusions and barriers to health care, conducting…
- July 30, 2020
COVID-19: Exacerbating Old Barriers for Immigrants
The U.S. is home to 22 million noncitizens. Immigration status has been repeatedly identified as a social determinant of health.…
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