National Minority Health Month--Is Being Black Killing You?

Welcome back to Talk Black & Give Back. I'm your host, Jennifer Nickerson-Turner. As we move through April, we're focusing on National Minority Health Month. This year's vital theme, "Advancing Commitments to Eliminate Health Disparities," calls us to directly address the persistent and unacceptable differences in health outcomes experienced by minority groups in the United States, and especially within our Black community.

Understanding these disparities requires us to acknowledge their deep and troubling roots in historic and systemic inequities, a legacy that continues to shape our present. These aren't just random occurrences; they are deeply interwoven with ongoing social injustices, economic disadvantages, and environmental inequalities that have consistently acted as significant barriers to achie ...