HEALTH • MEDICAL APARTHEID • SYSTEMIC VIOLENCE
Problem
COVID-19 disproportionately impacts Black, Indigenous, Asian Pacific Islander, and Latinx communities
Data
3x
Black women are 3x more likely to die from COVID-19 than white men73%
of white medical students hold at least one race-based bias toward Black people, specifically around pain toleranceBias
Hospitals are more likely to call the police on their Black patients and visitors than white ones2-3x
Type 2 diabetes inherently raises COVID-19 mortality rates by 2-3 timesSolution
Through Survival Pending Revolution, poets shift narratives around vaccine hesitancy by highlighting the dilemma of COVID-19 plaguing underrepresented (and under-resourced) communities while bringing awareness to the systemic racial injustices that exist particularly in the medical field.
Stories
Poets contend with how to best protect and advocate for themselves, their communities, and their futures—alongside the many structural factors placing their communities at risk.
Culturally Responsive
Culturally Informed
Scienticfically Backed
Youth Perspective
Outcomes
Artists contributed to the health equity conversation
