I recently published two articles that explore the intersections of racism and health as well as racism and debt. The first article is about the British NHS and it was published in The Baffler, a left-wing journal. In one section of the article I indicate:
"truly universal health care requires comprehensive reform that looks into the lives of marginalized people—patients, migrants, and workers who find themselves unable to heal or work in the medical field."
The second article is on debt and it was published in The Nation Magazine, a progressive magazine highlighting social movements and more. The article explicates the color of debt and how Black Americans are disproportionately impacted by this economic bondage. From one section of my article, I write:
A decade later, my signature on that dotted line still plagues me. The student loan debt of black Americans is $7,400 more than that of our white peers, and that amount can triple years after graduation—mostly because of accrued interest, but also the result of the pervasive inequalities that increase throughout one’s life.
I believe that we need to adopt anti-racist universal programs that acknowledge how the legacies of intergenerational and current inequalities continue to plague us with perennial debt. We needed reparations yesterday and I hope that it becomes part of a serious, international struggle against austerity.
Finally, I am really grateful for the editors and the fact checkers at The Baffler and The Nation Magazine for helping me through the editorial process. I highly recommend supporting progressive media such as these through subscriptions, donations, or by simply sharing the materials that they produce.