Racism kills Black Americans, and hasย long before COVID-19. But its toxic combination with sexism has particularly vast and disastrous consequences for the health of Black women.
There are the shocking statistics around breast cancer, which affects one in every eight women and is theย most commonย non-skin cancer affecting women. Black women are less likely to develop itโbut 40% more likely to die from it than white women,ย accordingย to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.