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September 10, 2025Sociology of Health & Illness

Unequal Health: Anti‐Black Racism and the Threat to America's Health By L. A.Penner, J. F.Dovidio, N.Hagiwara and B. D.Smedley, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2023. 352 pp. £26.99 (hardback); £26.99 (Digital access). ISBN: 978‐1‐316‐51948‐6

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Book discusses racial health disparities faced by Black Americans, highlighting COVID-19 mortality implications.

Key Points

  • The book reveals significant health disparities impacting Black Americans, rooted in systemic anti-Black racism.
  • Racial health disparities and higher mortality rates during the COVID-19 pandemic are highlighted as urgent issues.
  • Authors’ motivations and backgrounds provide context for understanding the challenges faced in addressing health inequities.
  • The proposed solutions may provoke resistance, reflecting the complexity of overcoming entrenched racial disparities.

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Jackie Walumbe (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c1a27254b1d3bfb60ddb54https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9566.70075
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