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Reframing the conversation on racial justice and equity.

A collaboration with The Boston Globe and Boston University's Center for Antiracist Research

HEALTH

The Big Picture | Lora-Ellen McKinney
My first abortion occurred at age 11. Then there were the others.
Lora-Ellen McKinney has never been pregnant. With an extremely rare genetic connective tissue disorder, her life was saved by abortion care.

Health | Mary T. Bassett
Black Americans’ poor health outcomes is proof of wildly overdue unpaid tab for slavery
Successful reparations means eliminating racial health disparities. Until racism no longer drives negative effects on the health and length of a Black person’s life, equity remains theoretical.

HEALTH | Katherine Standish and Afi Semenya
Paying attention: Boston hospital helps breastfeeding Black moms, babies thrive
Many healthcare interventions can help families successfully breastfeed and address compelling evidence of racist structures that perpetuate the vicious cycle of health inequities.

Health | Vidya Krishnan
The (vaccine) hoard heard around the world
The world has confronted racist global health policies before. We can do so now.