Racism as Public Health Crisis: Assessment and Review of Municipal Declarations and Resolutions Across the United States by Dara D. Mendez, Jewel Scott, Linda Adodoadji, Christina Toval, Monica McNeil, Mahima Sindhu

“…Racism in the United States has been cited as a key driver of racial health inequities. …”
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Language and hybridization : Pidgin tales from the China Coast by Bolton, Kingsley

“…The most influential account was that of Leland (1876), whose ‘comic’ account of Pidgin-English Sing-song contributed to the formation of a cultural imaginary of Chinese people at a time of growing anti-Chinese racism in the UnitedStates and Britain. Although many pidgin and creole scholars have denied a direct link between racial mixing and language mixing, it appears evident that the fear (and attraction) of racial miscegenation was at the heart of many western responses to pidgin English in China.…”
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Racism Experience Among American Adults During COVID-19: A Mixed-Methods Study

“…Purpose: Despite escalating racism in the United States during COVID-19, few studies have identified correlates of racism experience among Americans using nationally representative data. …”
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Mental health in medical and biomedical doctoral students during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic and racial protests by Allison Schad, Rebekah L Layton, Debra Ragland, Jeanette Gowen Cook

“…Recently, these have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and a period of heightened reckoning and protests about systemic racism in the United States in 2020. To better understand the mental health of medical students and biomedical doctoral students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during this challenging period, we performed a cross-sectional study (n=957) using institutional annual survey data on measures of depression, anxiety, hazardous alcohol use, problems related to substance use, and suicidal ideation. …”
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Adult’s veracity judgments of Black and White children’s statements: the role of perceiver and target race and prejudice-related concerns by Sarah Zanette, Sarah Zanette, Siham Hagi Hussein, Lindsay C. Malloy

“…Given the pervasiveness of racial prejudice and anti-Black racism in the United States, the current study examined whether adults are more or less likely to believe a child is telling the truth based on the race of the child (Black or White), the race of the adult perceiver (Black or White), and the perceiver’s concerns regarding appearing unprejudiced.MethodsUsing an online data-collection platform, 593 Black and White American adults reviewed fictitious vignettes in which a child denied committing a misbehavior at school (e.g., damaging a laptop). …”
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Racism, African American Women, and Their Sexual and Reproductive Health: A Review of Historical and Contemporary Evidence and Implications for Health Equity by Cynthia Prather, Taleria R. Fuller, William L. Jeffries, Khiya J. Marshall, A. Vyann Howell, Angela Belyue-Umole, Winifred King

“…Conclusions: The development of innovative models and strategies to improve the health of African American women may be informed by an understanding of the historical and enduring legacy of racism in the United States. Addressing sexual and reproductive health through a historical lens and ensuring the implementation of culturally appropriate programs, research, and treatment efforts will likely move public health toward achieving health equity. …”
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The effects of racism and resilience on Black stroke- survivor quality of life: Study protocol and rationale for a mixed-methods approach by Mary F. Love, Andrea Nicole Brooks, Sonya D. Cox, Munachi Okpala, Gail Cooksey, Audrey Sarah Cohen, Anjail Z. Sharrief

“…Because of the long-standing history of racism in the United States of America (USA), cultural influences and access to resources are central to the consideration of individual-level resilience in Black SS. …”
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The United States Healthcare System by Jacob Pollock

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Patients Choosing Healthcare Provider Based on Race by Melina Kim

“…Race-based requests could be considered more problematic given the long history of slavery and institutional racism in the United States. Racial discrimination is unethical and violates Title II of the Civil Rights Act.[22] It is not always easy to recognize discrimination as it requires an understanding of the context of the particular situation but recognizing the difference in patient requests is important. …”
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