Asumir mi poder como estadounidense de primera generación
Growing up as the daughter of Cuban immigrants, I was taught to always be grateful for what I had, no matter how bad things were. While this made me very humble, it kept me from critiquing many of the systems in the US, even when they didn’t work for me. I became uninsured at the […]
La publicación trimestral sin fines de lucro presenta el Centro para el Progreso de la Salud
BUILDING COMMUNITY POWER TO RECLAIM HEALTH Nonprofit Quarterly recently highlighted Center for Health Progress’ legislative win and our power building strategy, in the second installment in a five-part series, Reclaiming Control: The History and Future of Choice in Our Health. Dr. Sonia Sarkar of Healing Capital examines how organizers have reclaimed control over health at both the […]
La identidad judía y la lucha por la liberación colectiva
In 2018, a domestic terrorist and white supremacist opened fire and killed innocent members of the Tree of Life Synogogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This place of prayer was partially targeted because of their resettlement support programs for immigrants and refugees. This was an act of antisemitism deeply embedded in racism and white nationalism. The Weisenbergs, […]
Las mujeres negras merecen una mejor atención médica
A large part of my job is advocating for the needs of BIPOC communities in meetings with legislators and government representatives, and I am often one of the only people of color in the room. When a white physician says, “people of color don’t trust the health care system, it’s just their culture,” and heads […]
This post was written by Sarah McAfee, a former member of our team. On a recent road trip with my sister, a doctor, we were talking about how race is a social construct. (We’re not the best conversationalists.) She asked, “If there’s no biological basis for race, then why do some medications work better for […]
