Late night host John Oliver discusses the roles that gender, race, and racial bias can play in medical treatment. Oliver blends humor and data to shed light on the difficult realities facing Black women in health care. (source: Last Week Tonight With John Oliver)

Medical Bias:

Impact of Racism on Ethnic Minority Mental Health

Racial Bias in Pain Assessment

Racism in Healthcare is Putting Black Women in Jeopardy

A Medical School Syllabus on Race

Recommended Reading:

Working The Roots, Michele E. Lee

Sacred Woman, Queen Afua

Heal Thyself for Health and Longevity, Queen Afua

Black Women’s Mental Health: Balancing Strength & Vulnerability, Stephanie Y. Evans

My Grandmother’s Hands, Resmaa Menakem

Grandmothers Counsel the World, Carol Schaefer

The Four Agreements, Don Miguel Ruiz

Organizations:

Black Women’s Health Imperative:  https://www.bwhi.org/

National Institute on Minority Health: nimhd.nih.gov

Local Business Affiliates & Organizational Experts:

Soulflower Farm School of Earth Medicine

Bijou Organics

Hella Nuts Plant Based Eatery

Brandi Jackson Wellness

Osun Wellness

Guiding Peace

KalmKorner by Kehinde

The voices of womyn and girls of the Bay Area and throughout the  nation.

National Organizations That Inform Our Work:

Council on Black Health

National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities

Office of Minority Health

National Medical Association

Black Women’s Health Initiative

National Black Child Development Institute 

Black Women Birthing Justice

100 Black Men of America