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Vaccine hesitancy is directly connected to the white privilege that was displayed yesterday.
When our systems repeatedly fail to equitably treat Blacks and Whites, it reinforces the notion that there are 2 Americas.
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When our systems repeatedly fail to equitably treat Blacks and Whites, it reinforces the notion that there are 2 Americas.
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If we don’t acknowledge that white privilege and racism go hand in hand then we will be further behind in our attempts to gain trust in the Black community. It harkens back to that old saying “fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.”
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We witnessed a dual system at play yesterday. Police peacefully engaging with white supremacists who violently destroyed our nation’s Capitol was a clear juxtaposition to the murder of an innocent George Floyd or even a kneeling @Kaepernick7.
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Similarly the medical system has failed Black people and continues to do so. Yet here we are asking Black people to trust us again when it comes to the vaccine.
We, Academic Institutions, have to acknowledge racism in OUR system as we are attempt to gain trust for vaccination
We, Academic Institutions, have to acknowledge racism in OUR system as we are attempt to gain trust for vaccination
Got my second dose of the vaccine yesterday and I am having trouble sleeping.
It’s not fever or chills that are keeping me up.
I’m awake thinking about the connection between the domestic terrorism at the nation’s Capitol and vaccine hesitancy in the Black community. – bei Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
It’s not fever or chills that are keeping me up.
I’m awake thinking about the connection between the domestic terrorism at the nation’s Capitol and vaccine hesitancy in the Black community. – bei Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
