Dr. Zea Malawa traces the history of anti-Black oppression in the United States and its impact on maternal and infant health. This is followed by a discussion of the Racism as a Root Cause approach, an essential framework to advance anti-racist policies and interventions.Dr. Zea Malawa traces the history of anti-Black oppression in the United States and its impact on maternal and infant health. This is followed by a discussion of the Racism as a Root Cause approach, an essential framework to advance anti-racist policies and interventions.

The TED Talk is by Dr. David Williams, W.K. Kellogg Foundation Solidarity Council on Racial Equity member. In this talk, Dr. Williams discusses a developed scale to measure the impact of discrimination on well-being.

This is an 8-part video series that shows how racism shows up in our lives across institutions and society. It features Jay Smooth, and is produced by Kat Lazo. Rinku Sen, President of Race Forward and publisher of Colorlines introduces the series. It is on the Race Forward site.