The latest in race-based victimhood set personal responsibility aside in favor of scapegoating “structural racism” as the leading factor in certain chronic illnesses.
(Video: MSNBC)
Hardly helping the tarnished reputation of higher education, Harvard Medical School graduate and former associate professor for New York University Dr. Uché Blackstock appeared on MSNBC Saturday with some bold claims about the cause of chronic kidney disease, (CKD), diabetes and hypertension in black communities.
Joining Charles Coleman Jr. filling in on “Velshi” alongside Dr. L. Ebony Boulware, whose recent study was the topic du jour, Blackstock was prompted by the host regarding the findings of a “strong link between racism and chronic poor health conditions for Black and Brown communities in America.”
“This study, it defines structural racism as the means by which societies perpetuate discrimination through interconnected systems, including housing, education and unemployment,” stated Coleman before seeking clarification from his guest on how factors like “inadequate housing and schools” negatively impacted health outcomes.
“I think so often we think about health as individual choices…that patients make. And instead, we really need to understand how practices and policies, you know, the legacy of slavery, the legacy of Jim Crow, current-day systemic racism impacts the health of our communities,” said Blackstock who, with her twin sister, followed her mother’s footsteps and became the first two black mother-daughter legacies from her alma mater.
“…I think it’s so important for us to connect the dots. And the dots that need to be connected are that, you know, individuals are only responsible for about 20% of what makes them healthy,” she argued. “The other 80% are these systemic factors that Dr. Boulware and her colleagues studied in this very, very important research that needs to inform how, you know, communities and resources are given.”
As it happened, the study examined 150 neighborhoods in Durham County, North Carolina using publicly available data from 2012-2018 that considered factors like the percentage of white people in the area, median income and tree cover “to quantify associations of structural racism indicators with neighborhood prevalence” of the aforementioned maladies.
“We defined structural racism as factors which work together to create discriminatory conditions in neighborhoods that disadvantage ethnic and racial minorities,” stated Boulware.
Set to the wayside by the study and Blackstock’s analysis, which seemingly corroborated her own preconceived notions presented in her forthcoming book “Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine,” were contributing factors that directly impact health and well-being like diet, exercise and inherited traits that leave some predisposed for certain ailments.
Blackstock further continued to spread her racially charged views of medicine on social media when a user spoke to the validation received from the segment.
“Do you think structural racism & ableism could be also connected in Black Disabled people like me that have 3-4 disabilities? We can change racism because we talk about it. Can we talk about ableism too?”
To that, the doctor responded, “Such an excellent point! Thank you for sharing.”
Such an excellent point! Thank you for sharing.
— uché blackstock, md (@uche_blackstock) December 30, 2023
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