Monday, May 24, 2021

RACIST HISTORY - The American Medical Association

"Examining the American Medical Association’s racist history and its overdue reckoningPBS NewsHour 5/18/2021

Excerpt

SUMMARY:  The national calls to action over racial justice have brought new awareness of past injustices in many parts of our society, including the fields of science and medicine.  Yamiche Alcindor speaks to Dr. Aletha Maybank the American Medical Association's chief health equity officer, about the organization's racist history, how it plans to reckon with it, and the intersection of race and medicine.



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