Under the Skin: The Hidden Toll of Racism on American Lives and on the Health of Our Nation
Linda Villarosa
Doubleday/Penguin Random House
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.
The United States has the most advance medical technology in the world and spends more on health care than any other country, yet the health outcomes of Black Americans are by several measures on par with thoseof people living in far poorer nations. In Under the Skin, award-winning journalist Linda Villarosa explains how racism -- not race -- drives these numbers, drawing on gripping human stories and meticulous research to create a portrait of Black American lives shaped by inequality.