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This Racism Is Killing Me Inside

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Mar 1, 2023
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ANECDOTE

Shalon Irving's Story

  • Shalon Irving, a highly educated Black woman working at the CDC, died from childbirth complications.
  • This highlights the disproportionately high rate of Black maternal mortality in the US.
INSIGHT

Discrimination and Weathering

  • A key factor in poor childbirth outcomes for Black women is prolonged exposure to discrimination.
  • This chronic stress leads to "weathering," an accelerated deterioration of the body.
INSIGHT

Origin of "Weathering"

  • Arlene Geronimus coined the term "weathering" to describe the impact of chronic stress on the body.
  • She observed differences in health outcomes between her privileged college classmates and young minority women in Trenton, New Jersey.
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