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Strong BLACK Don't Crack


I am humbled that you have joined me for another episode of The Black Box News podcast.
     
Strong Black Don't Crack is a facts reporting segment that reveals the true fragility of the Black Woman outer shell. With chronic stress as a silent killer, Black Women are in need of true systematic support rather than simply being praised for their beautiful outer shells. This episode was triggered by the conversations around epigenetics and the affects our environments have had on the body and its health.
Transcript

Essentials List:
Reading:
Publication:
- Do US Black Women Experience Stress-Related Accelerated Biological Aging?: A Novel Theory and First Population-Based Test of Black-White Differences in Telomere Length | HHS Public Access

Articles:
- How We Fail Black Patients in Pain | AAMC
- Racial Bias in Pain Assessment and Treatment Recommendations, and False Beliefs About Biological Differences Between Blacks and Whites | PNAS 
- Cortisol | Your Hormones
- How the “Strong Black Woman” Identity Both Helps and Hurts | Greater Good Magazine

​Books:
- Chapter 4 Health Disease, and Illness: Concepts in Medicine | Samuel A. Cartwright 
Viewing:
- The Negative Effects of The ‘Strong Black Woman’ Stereotype | AJ+
Listening:
- Body cast | Dua Saleh
- Fear | Jazmine Sullivan
- Rolling Hills | Jill Scott
- Nina | Rapsody
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