How Racism Makes Us Sick

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Written By Smith Anderson

This 17 minute Tedtalk on YouTube by Dr. David Williams, was posted on May 2, 2017.

Why does race matter so profoundly for health? David R. Williams developed a scale to measure the impact of discrimination on well-being, going beyond traditional measures like income and education to reveal how factors like implicit bias, residential segregation and negative stereotypes create and sustain inequality. In this eye-opening talk, Williams presents evidence for how racism is producing a rigged system -- and offers hopeful examples of programs across the U.S. that are working to dismantle discrimination.

Dr. David Williams is a W.K. Kellogg Foundation Solidarity Council on Racial Equity member.

APA Citation:
TEDx [TED]. (2017, May 2). How racism makes us sick | David R. Williams [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzyjDR_AWzE

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