TED Radio Hour cover image

How To Be A Citizen

TED Radio Hour

00:00

The American Healthcare System Is Failing Black Women

Every day 137 black women die from a preventable heart disease, that's every 11 minutes. 82% of black women are over a healthy weight right now, 53% of us are obese. Every day, it is roughly the amount of people that were on my plane from New Jersey to Vancouver. Can you imagine that? A plane filled with black women crashing to the ground every day and no one is talking about it.

Transcript
Play full episode

Remember Everything You Learn from Podcasts

Save insights instantly, chat with episodes, and build lasting knowledge - all powered by AI.
App store bannerPlay store banner