The Color of Survival

Race isn’t biological. But in America, it still predicts who lives longer and who dies sooner.

Racial disparities in health outcomes are stark between Black Americans and other groups.

Black Americans are uninsured at 1.5 times the rate of white Americans, less likely to have comprehensive health coverage, and more likely to die from preventable causes compared with their non-Black counterparts.

“From the cradle to the grave, Black Americans suffer…