Under the Skin Virtual Discussion
Wed, Jan 04
|Sankofa TV
Join us for a virtual discussion with Black public health journalist, Linda Villarosa on her latest title Under the Skin: The Hidden Toll of Racism on American Lives and on the Health of Our Nation.
Time & Location
Jan 04, 2023, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Sankofa TV
Guests
About The Event
About the Author:
LINDA VILLAROSA is a journalism professor at the City University of New York and a contributing writer at the New York Times Magazine, where she covers the intersection of race and health. She has also served as executive editor at Essence and as a science editor at The New York Times. Her article on maternal and infant mortality was a finalist for a National Magazine Award. She is a contributor to The 1619 Project.
About the Book:
From an award-winning writer at the New York Times Magazine and a contributor to the 1619 Project comes a landmark book that tells the full story of racial health disparities in America, revealing the toll racism takes on individuals and the health of our nation.
In 2018, Linda Villarosa’s New York Times Magazine article on maternal and infant mortality among black mothers and babies in America caused an awakening. Hundreds of studies…