What is it about?
Sometimes in the push to be "colorblind" or "not racist", advocates of equality argue that we should not categorize people by race because doing so perpetuates racism. I argue that it still might be important in medical research to think about the ways that race (and racism) impact health. Taking race seriously in medical research can give us important tools in the fight against health disparities.
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Why is it important?
While fighting racism in medical research is a worthy goal, but ignoring race altogether might actually make things worse. I show why and how paying attention to race is a better strategy for fighting racism in medical research.
Perspectives
Many people of good will disagree about the best ways to fight racism. It is important to continue having these discussions. I enjoyed making this contribution to the conversation.
Yolonda Wilson
Howard University
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This page is a summary of: There's No Such Thing as Postracial Medicine, The American Journal of Bioethics, August 2017, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/15265161.2017.1353177.
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