The intersection of classism and racism has created a disparity in Black health. What steps have we made toward healthcare progress and what more can we do to progress how we treat the impoverished Black community? How Racism Impacts Treatment In an article titled Poverty, Racism and the Public Health crisis by the University of Houston, Laurie Fickman explains that racism’s link to health inequalities goes back to the 1800s when Dr. James McCune Smith, America’s first Black physician wrote about the early inequities and disparities in America, citing racism as the root cause. “He explained the health of a
