Health Disparities: Racism & Health Equity

To understand health disparities that disadvantage marginalized racial communities, you need to understand health equity. It is important to understand that public health and health equity are not limited to just the medical healthcare field, as many may believe, but are both concepts are involved and are integral to the overall health of the community. While this does include access to reliable and cost-effective medical healthcare, it also means having access to clean and fresh …

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Racism in Sports: The Fan’s Double Standard

Sports. They bring us together and extract the deepest emotions from the depths of our hearts. Many of the happiest moments of my life were because of soccer, from scoring my first goal to witnessing my idol finally achieve his dream – winning the FIFA World Cup. Soccer is called the Beautiful Game because of the billions of others that form a family around one common love for the game, however, I don’t believe this …

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