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87. The Surprising Reason Why Black Americans Don't Live As Long

87. The Surprising Reason Why Black Americans Don't Live As Long
Oct 31, 2023 · 15m 16s

It's a plain fact that Black Americans don't live as long as non-Black Americans, but there's much debate about what's shaving years off our lives. One increasingly popular theory is...

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It's a plain fact that Black Americans don't live as long as non-Black Americans, but there's much debate about what's shaving years off our lives. One increasingly popular theory is that these premature deaths may be caused by the chronic stress of racism.

With the issue being chronic stress, there's something we can do about this.

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Sources: Discrimination isn't just infuriating, it steals Black people's time, by Sean Collins and Izzie Ramirez; A racist society is detrimental to your health by Margo Snipe; Inflamed: Deep Medicine and the Anatomy of Injustice by Rupa Marya and Raj Patel

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