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And WHY might Black women (and men) be angry?

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Mortality in childbirth
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❝ Black women in the United States have experienced substantial improvements in health during the last century, yet health disparities persist. These health disparities are in large part a reflection of the inequalities experienced by Black women on a host of social and economic measures. In this paper, we examine the structural contributors to social and economic conditions that create the landscape for persistent health inequities among Black women.❞

https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/jwh.2020.8868

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The UK has one of the lowest maternal mortality ratios in the world. There are, however, glaring and persistent disparities in outcomes for women depending on their ethnicity. Maternal mortality for Black women is currently almost four times higher than for White women.
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https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5803/cmselect/cmwomeq/94/report.html

Think it's better in Canada*? WHO KNOWS.
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As the U.K and U.S. develop stronger policies to tackle maternal mortality, Canada is being left behind due to its colour-blind approach to medical care and that could be harming Black Canadian mothers.
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BUT!
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In a key 2016 study informing the issue, researchers from McGill University found that 8.9% of Black women gave birth to pre-term babies, compared to 5.9% of their white peers, examining singleton live births for 2004 through 2006.
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https://www.canadianhealthcarenetwork.ca/where-canadas-data-black-maternal-health-and-mortality

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanam/article/PIIS2667-193X(22)00225-3/fulltext

https://www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/channels/news/black-women-canada-higher-risk-preterm-births-256639

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General Health Care
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You might want to check the date on this:
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Half of white medical trainees believe such myths as black people have thicker skin or less sensitive nerve endings than white people. An expert looks at how false notions and hidden biases fuel inadequate treatment of minorities’ pain.
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https://www.aamc.org/news/how-we-fail-black-patients-pain

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Racism constitutes a barrier towards achieving equitable healthcare as documented in research showing unequal processes of delivering, accessing, and receiving healthcare across countries and healthcare indicators. This review summarizes studies examining how racism is discussed and produced in the process of delivering, accessing and receiving healthcare across various national contexts.
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In Canada, the worst service tends to be directed at Indigenous people, but the bullshit affects others:

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From the rating activity, racialized health care users reported ‘race’/ethnic based discrimination or everyday racism as largely contributing to the challenges experienced when receiving health care; statements rated high for action/change include ‘when the health care provider does not complete a proper assessment’, ‘when the patient’s symptoms are ignored or not taken seriously’, ‘and ‘when the health care provider belittles or talks down to the patient’.
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https://equityhealthj.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12939-021-01410-9

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Racism and
General Health
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A 2019 research reviewTrusted Source found positive associations between reports of racial discrimination and many physical and mental health conditions, as well as preclinical indicators for disease.

These include:

▪︎ cardiovascular disease
▪︎ coronary artery calcification
▪︎ mental health disorders (e.g., depression, anxiety disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, eating disorders, and psychosis)
▪︎ obesity
▪︎ hypertension (high blood pressure)
▪︎ alcohol use and misuse
▪︎ engaging in high-risk behaviors
▪︎ poorer sleep
▪︎ inflammation
▪︎ cortisol dysregulation (a hormone that regulates stress levels in the body)
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Based in part on:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6532402/

#TheDarkerYouAre #Racism #BlackMastodon #BlackTwitter #colorism #AngryBlackWoman

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* Don't be a fucking #RichardBilkszto

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And what do "Angry Black Women" do? We channel that energy into trying to fix what we can.

What did "Angry Black Women" bring the world?

Among other things:

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School lunches
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School officials immediately reported results in kids who had free breakfast before school. “The school principal came down and told us how different the children were,” Ruth Beckford, a parishioner who helped with the program, said later. “They weren’t falling asleep in class, they weren’t crying with stomach cramps.”
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Read how the FBI responded.

https://www.history.com/news/free-school-breakfast-black-panther-party

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Security systems
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The police don't respond equally to everyone.

❝ As a nurse, Brown worked long hours and would return home late at night. Her husband, too, had irregular hours so she was often alone at night. Fearful of being vulnerable in a high crime neighborhood, Brown decided to figure out a way to see who was at her door if she heard knocking. ❞

https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/brown-marie-van-brittan-1922-1999/

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Also:
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Street sweepers
Natural gas heaters
Cataract treatments

And a whole lot more you either already know, or OUGHT to.

#TheDarkerYouAre #Racism #BlackMastodon #BlackTwitter #colorism #AngryBlackWoman