How Systemic Racism Is a Public Health Crisis
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- In the wake of George Floyd’s death at the knee of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin on Memorial Day, there were nationwide reckonings with how racism has been built into every facet of American life. There were discussions over how Black people are portrayed in media, the origins of the American police system and its use of force, the state of public education in Black communities, patronizing Black-owned businesses, the still-evident impact of federal redCopyright 2021 The Business Journal, Youngstown, Ohio.