EPISODE · Jul 13, 2020 · 34 MIN
251) Harriet A. Washington [PART 1]: How environmental racism persists with de facto segretation
from Green Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration · host Kaméa Chayne
*We need your support to continue the show! If you've listened to more than a few episodes and have learned from our work, please join our Patreon today: www.greendreamer.com/support Harriet A. Washington is an award-winning medical writer and editor and the author of the best-selling book Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present. She is also the author of A Terrible Thing to Waste: Environmental Racism and its Assault on the American Mind. In her work, Harriet focuses mainly on bioethics, the history of medicine, African-American health issues, and the intersection of medicine, ethics, and culture. In this podcast episode, Harriet sheds light on why environmental injustice is not just a matter of socioeconomic status but also about race; how standardized tests such as the IQ test, created by the western education system, have been used as tools to perpetuate institutionalized injustice; and more. Featured music of the month: Yarrow by Kim Anderson Episode notes: www.greendreamer.com/251 Weekly solutions-based news: www.greendreamer.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/greendreamerpodcast
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*We need your support to continue the show! If you've listened to more than a few episodes and have learned from our work, please join our Patreon today: www.greendreamer.com/support Harriet A. Washington is an award-winning medical writer and editor and the author of the best-selling book Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present. She is also the author of A Terrible Thing to Waste: Environmental Racism and its Assault on the American Mind. In her work, Harriet focuses mainly on bioethics, the history of medicine, African-American health issues, and the intersection of medicine, ethics, and culture. In this podcast episode, Harriet sheds light on why environmental injustice is not just a matter of socioeconomic status but also about race; how standardized tests such as the IQ test, created by the western education system, have been used as tools to perpetuate institutionalized injustice; and more. Featured music of the month: Yarrow by Kim Anderson Episode notes: www.greendreamer.com/251 Weekly solutions-based news: www.greendreamer.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/greendreamerpodcast
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