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                      The USC digital library has been a very useful source as I have begun my initial steps in this researched essay. Since my topic discusses how African American women are discriminated against in America’s healthcare system, I have been using research terms such as “African American Women and Health,” or “Women of color and Access to Affordable Health Care” or “POC and Mental Health.” I have used ProQuest, Credo and the Public Health Database as references. I am including two resources that I believe will be helpful: Works Cited Krieger, Nancy. “How Discrimination Can Harm Black Women's Health.” News , 31 Oct. 2018, www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/hsph-in-the-news/discrimination-black-womens-health/.    Vaz, Kim M. "Racial Disparities in Health and Health Care: Implications for African American women psychotherapy clients." Annals of the American Psychot...

                                                           It was difficult to narrow down a topic to select for this paper, when there are so many, specific communities which face discrimination in the healthcare system. However, I have chosen to write about the struggles African American women face. These women are both a racial   and   gender minority. They have been historically discriminated against, and are often unfairly assumed to have a lower pain tolerance as female-identifying individuals, therefore their claims may not be taken as seriously by healthcare professionals. I will need to further research the specifics of institutionalized racism and how, for example, the effects of the Jim Crow laws may still influence our current health system.