A Black physician’s memoir looks at the legacy of medical racism in America

Dr. Uché Blackstock has seen firsthand how medical racism shapes health care in America. She’s dedicated her career to work at the intersection of medicine, health equity and systemic racism. Her new memoir, “Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine,” details both historic health care inequities and her own family history. She joins John Yang to discuss her work and experiences.

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