Medical Apartheid and the Exploitation of Black Bodies: An Evening with Harriet Washington

On November 4, 2021, the UAB Institute for Human Rights and co-sponsored hosted "Medical Apartheid and the Exploitation of Black Bodies: An Evening with Harriet Washington."
Harriet Washington, author of "Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present," spoke about her groundbreaking work on medical racism and how legacies of violence and exploitation impact the medical system today. Dr. Kecia Thomas, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, served as the moderator for the event.
This virtual event was open to the public. Co-sponsored by the UAB College of Arts and Sciences, Institute for Human Rights, Lister Hill Center for Health Policy and Student Multicultural and Diversity Programs.
Watch the live video here!

[@kipwonder2233]

Fascinating discussion. Particularly concerning correlation between heavy metals and future criminality. I recall listening to an NPR program years back...either RadioLab or Freakanomics. The host discussed how medical researchers had investigated the precipitous drop in crime in NYC...in the 90's...that was usually attributed to Rudy Giuliani (mayor)/Bill Bratton (police chief) and their 'Broken Windows'/stop-and-frisk policing that targeted young men in poor neighborhoods. Instead, these researches found that the drop in violent crimes correlated exactly with the abatement/elimination of lead containing interior paint used in NYCHA (public housing/"the projects"...in NYC).

[@thelearningprojectnetwork9517]

This is amazing!

[@tonypayne1894]

Awesome 👍

[@patriciapatricia4147]

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