40 min
Race and unfair healthcare with Myelin and Melanin A Valid Podcast
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- News Commentary
Black disabled women in America experience a three-prong punch in the doctor’s office: gender bias, racism and ableism. A Valid Podcast hosts Darah Thompson and Alana Gibbs break down this struggle with Dawn Morgan and Daana Townsend from the podcast Myelin and Melanin, who both have multiple sclerosis. They talk about the lack of Black voices in the MS community, delayed diagnosis, societal perceptions, advocacy and more.
Don’t forget to listen to A Valid Podcast when it drops on Friday for an exclusive news segment with reporter John Miller as he interviews journalist Meghan Holohan about her story for Today’s “Denied” series about systemic racism and its effect of Black women’s access to quality health care.
Black disabled women in America experience a three-prong punch in the doctor’s office: gender bias, racism and ableism. A Valid Podcast hosts Darah Thompson and Alana Gibbs break down this struggle with Dawn Morgan and Daana Townsend from the podcast Myelin and Melanin, who both have multiple sclerosis. They talk about the lack of Black voices in the MS community, delayed diagnosis, societal perceptions, advocacy and more.
Don’t forget to listen to A Valid Podcast when it drops on Friday for an exclusive news segment with reporter John Miller as he interviews journalist Meghan Holohan about her story for Today’s “Denied” series about systemic racism and its effect of Black women’s access to quality health care.
40 min