Race Discrimination

Accumulating evidence strongly suggests that exposure to racial discrimination, and the related economic adversity and social disadvantages, may be a chronic source of trauma in communities of color that negatively influences mental and physical health outcomes. These effects may be exacerbated for children of color who may be impacted by exposure to racial discrimination directly and indirectly via the negative influence of racial discrimination on parent and community support and functioning. Using a life-course framework and orientation developed by Braveman et al. (2009) and others, we will examine how exposure to racial discrimination in childhood can shape child and adult health, particularly the likelihood of chronic disease in adulthood. The implications of these findings for policies at all levels—federal, state, and local—to improve the living conditions of children as a strategy for reducing health disparities across the entire life course will be discussed. This lecture is by Dr. Kathy Sanders-Phillips, College of Medicine, Howard University. It is a part of the Black American Health: Law as a Social Determinant Webinar.

125+ MORE examples of Fox News Bias at www.youtube.com With a kind of marijuana legalization on the ballot in California as Proposition 19 this November, it’s not surprising to see our friends at Fox picking up the pace on the marijuana misinformation in a series called “Going to Pot” that included a segment rebutting a straw man argument for marijuana legalization with a very weak anti-legalization argument and went on to spread a series of anti-marijuana myths while purporting to debunk pro-legalization “myths” as I show in this video. The clips I use of Fox News anchor Brian Kilmeade interviewing Bishop Ron Allen come from a segment on the Fox News program “Fox and Friends” broadcast on August 28, 2010, which is available online at www.youtube.com The image I use of my July 2007 video titled “Fox News Gets Reefer Madness Over So-Called Killer Marijuana” comes from the YouTube player page at www.youtube.com The images I use of “Yes on 19″ information on California marijuana arrests come from the webpage at yeson19.com The charts I use of showing racial discrimination in California marijuana arrests come from the Drug Policy Alliance webpage at www.drugpolicy.org And, finally, the fact sheet I show debunking marijuana myths about being overly potent and a “gateway drug” comes from the Drug Policy Alliance webpage at drugpolicy.org