Health indicators have improved for most Americans; however, Black/ African Americans and other minorities are not having that same experience. Couple that with systemic racism manifested in the quality of care and you have a reality that’s hard to miss. Black/African American Health needs to matter. If Black/African Americans are not well, then the health of all Americans is compromised.
Table of Contents
Article 1 – In This Issue
Omar A. Khan, M.D., M.H.S.
Timothy E. Gibbs, M.P.H.
Article 2 – Press Release
Timothy E. Gibbs, M.P.H.
Article 3 – Guest Editor Welcome
Marsha’ T. Horton, Ph.D.
Article 4 – Guest Editor Welcome
Jacqueline A. Washington, Ed.D., M.S.
Article 5 – A Prevailing Problem of Pretrial Sentencing of DUI Offenders: Impact on Health & Rehabilitation
Hon. Nicole Alston-Jackson, M.Ed., B.A.
Article 6 – Repeated, Ongoing, and Systemic Incidents of Racism and their Harmful Mental Health Effects: Addressing Trauma in the Lives of African Americans
Kimeu W. Boynton, J.D.
Article 7 – Red, White, and Bruised: How Systemic Racism Emotionally and Physically Bruises Black People in America
Andre Lamar
Article 8 – Structural racism as a fundamental cause of health inequities in Delaware and beyond: What does the evidence say?
Cassandra Codes-Johnson, M.P.A.
Article 9 – Addressing the Trauma of Racism from a Mental Health Perspective within the African American Community
Angela M. Grayson, Ph.D., L.P.C., B.C.-D.M.T., N.C.C.
Article 10 – To Be Seen and Heard: The BIPOC Experience in STEM
Cecelia Harrison, M.P.H.
Alexandra Mapp, M.P.H.
Dominique Medaglio, Pharm.D., M.S.
Article 11 – We Must Act Now: Building Trust and Increasing Minority Participation in COVID-19 Clinical Trials
Marshala Lee, M.D., M.P.H.
Article 12 – It Don’t Take Much to Piss Off a Cop: A Commentary on Systemic Racism in Policing
Warren A. Rhodes, Ph.D.
Article 13 – Connie’s Story: A View Inside
Constance Malone
Article 14 – “Enough Is Enough.” An Historical Perspective: Long Lasting Health Disparities in the African American Population in the Midst of the COVID-19 and the George Floyd Incident
Marlene Saunders, D.S.W., M.S.W., L.M.S.W.
Article 15 – The Impact of Racism and the Influence of Faith on the Mental Health of African Americans
W. James Thomas, II, B.S., M.Div., D.Min.
Article 16 – Racism as a Stressor Impacting the Health of African Americans
Zollie Stevenson, Jr.
Article 17 – Towards a More Healthy America: Reallocation of Health Care Resources in an Inequitable Health Care System
Carole Guy, M.D., F.C.C.P.
Article 18 – From the History and Archives collection
Sharon Hess, Collections Manager
Article 19 – Advancing Racial Equity: Leading, Learning and Unlearning
Tia Taylor Williams, M.P.H., C.N.S.
Article 20 – The Traumatic Impact of Structural Racism on African Americans
Gwendolyn Scott-Jones, Psy.D., M.S.W., C.A.A.D.C.
Mozella Richardson Kamara, PE
Article 21 – Black Health Matters in the United States Timeline
Dr. Lori Crawford, M.F.A.
Article 22 – Global Health Matters Fogarty International Center