Songs, books, poems, and movies recommended by PIH staff
Posted on Feb 17, 2021
In honor of Black History Month, Partners In Health (PIH) staff in the United States have shared their favorite songs, books, poems, and movies related to antiracism, Black history, and inequities in public health. Below are some of the recommendations, including a Spotify playlist, that inspire staff. As we celebrate African Americans’ work and culture in the U.S. we’d also like to recognize the work our Black colleagues are doing around the globe. Although Black History Month has been dedicated to a single month since 1976, at PIH we know that amplifying Black voices and work is essential year-round.
Psoriasis is a disease that doesn’t discriminate. It affects people of all ages, genders, religions, socioeconomic status, and yes race. For expert insight on how the condition impacts people from Black, Asian, and Hispanic communities, we turned to three board-certified dermatologists, who helped break down the different ways in which race and psoriasis are interconnected. Here are six of their findings from how common psoriasis is for different ethnicities to the treatment options available for darker skin.
1. It’s not uncommon.
We know that more than eight million Americans have psoriasis, but what do the numbers look like when you break it down by race? And how important is it that we do take race into account in the first place? According to Pooja Sodha, M.D., director of the Center for Laser and Cosmetic Dermatology at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., the answer to the latter question is very important.
There s a very clear trend that women are having a harder time in the workplace than men, women of color are having a harder work experience than White women and Black women are having sort of the hardest experience overall, Lean In s deputy director of communications, Rachel E. Cooke, tells CNBC Make It.
Below, Cooke, along with several other diversity leaders and experts, breaks down how sexism, racism and a lack of leadership support impact Black women s experiences at work. And, they detail how corporate America s diversity and inclusion efforts fail to make a real difference.
Courtesy Minda Harts
Impact of racial and gender discrimination
CIOsâ Favorite Reads of 2020
Works on innovation, Covid-19 top the list
A ultraviolet sterilizing machine cleaning library books amid the coronavirus outbreak at a library in Tokyo. Photo: kim kyung-hoon/Reuters By Dec. 24, 2020 7:30 am ET
Bookshelves emerged as a breakout video-meeting background accessory in 2020. When technology leaders were asked by CIO Journal for the one or two books that deserved a prominent place in the background of their video feeds, a few, not surprisingly, suggested titles that dealt with the pandemicâs impact on business.
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But the technology chiefs who responded demonstrated they were thinking beyond the novel coronavirus, with selections that offered insight on key business topics, such as digital transformation and innovation, as well as some of the big issues of the day, including gender and race.
Milwaukee s Promise
Interested in learning more about racism? There are a lot of great books on race, race relations and white privilege.
If you want to learn more about racism, race relations or the history of oppression in the U.S., there are a host of resources and organizations.
James E. Causey, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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11:38 am UTC Jan. 22, 2021
With the explosion of the Black Lives Matter movement in what some have called a Year of Racial Reckoning, many Americans are reading more books and seeking more information to understand race relations, racism and white privilege.
Blacks may be trying to learn about their history, or find support and validation for their experiences. Whites and others may be trying to gain a better understanding of why things are the way they are, and how they might become allies.