Black Agenda Report
Black Agenda Report
News, commentary and analysis from the black left.

  • Home
  • Africa
  • African America
  • Education
  • Environment
  • International
  • Media and Culture
  • Political Economy
  • Radio
  • US Politics
  • War and Empire

Racist Health Care Practices Kill Black Canadians
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
09 Apr 2019
🖨️ Print Article

Racial bias leads to excess mortality among Afro-Canadians, as failure to diagnose and treat illnesses causes premature deaths among Blacks in the US, said award-winning journalist Eternity Martis.

Canada
Afro-Canadians

Related Podcasts

Black Agenda Radio September 29, 2023
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
Black Agenda Radio September 29, 2023
29 September 2023
In this week’s segment we discuss US policy towards African nations, Canada's revelations of Ukraine’s and its own connections with Nazis, and how
Canada No Safe Haven for Blacks
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Canada No Safe Haven for Blacks
30 September 2019
More than half of Canada’s Black population was born elsewhere, but disproportionate stops by police “can not only end in jail, but deportation and
Canadian Doctors: See No Racism, Document No Racism
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Canadian Doctors: See No Racism, Document No Racism
29 April 2019
Canada’s doctors are largely in denial about “endemic” institutional racial bias in their profession, said Dr.

More Stories


  • BAR Abolition  Mutual Aid Spotlight: Ujimaa Medics
    Dean Spade and Roberto Sirvent, BAR Contributors
    BAR Abolition  Mutual Aid Spotlight: Ujimaa Medics
    25 Mar 2020
    Chicago’s  Ujimaa Medics bring a racial justice and cultural specificity lens to community health care through mutual aid.
  • Trump Using Virus to Privatize Government, Increase Repression
    Frank Chapman
    Trump Using Virus to Privatize Government, Increase Repression
    25 Mar 2020
    Trump’s administration is more interested in saving Wall Street and boosting their profits than they are in saving lives and meeting the needs of the people.
  • Joint Statement From Elected Prosecutors on COVID-19 and Addressing the Rights and Needs of Those in Custody
    Fair & Just Prosecution
    Joint Statement From Elected Prosecutors on COVID-19 and Addressing the Rights and Needs of Those in Custody
    25 Mar 2020
    Overcrowded jail, prison and immigration detention facilities force people together in close quarters without access to proper hygiene or medical care.
  • Humanity Not Cages: Demanding a Just and Humane Response to Outbreak
    Human Outbreak Response
    Humanity Not Cages: Demanding a Just and Humane Response to Outbreak
    25 Mar 2020
    With 2.3 million people in the United States in prison or jail on any given day, an outbreak in these facilities poses a threat to the entire country. 
  • Economists Demand Trump Immediately Lift Iran, Cuba, and Venezuela Sanctions That Are 'Feeding the Coronavirus Epidemic'
    Jake Johnson
    Economists Demand Trump Immediately Lift Iran, Cuba, and Venezuela Sanctions That Are 'Feeding the Coronavirus Epidemic'
    25 Mar 2020
    This policy is unconscionable and flagrantly against international law. It is imperative that the U.S. lift these immoral and illegal sanctions.
  • Load More
Subscribe
connect with us
about us
contact us