African American Women and Healthcare

                                      

        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.