America Dissected
America Dissected
Incision Media LLC
Under the Skin with Linda Villarosa
52 minutes Posted Jan 17, 2023 at 8:30 am.
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People of color, and particularly Black folks, suffer higher rates of disease in America. That has less to do with anything about personal characteristics — like genetics or behaviors — and more to do with the way society treats people because of the color of their skin. In her new book “Under the Skin,” health journalist Linda Villarosa explores how racism gets under the skin. She sat down with Abdul to talk about that — and what we do about it.