The North Star with Shaun King

The North Star with Shaun King

Why Black People Are Being Vaccinated At Lower Rates Than White Ones

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Jan 26, 2021
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I was in middle school when I learned about Henrietta Lacks, the Black woman whose cancer cells were taken without her consent by a team of doctors, and used to discover groundbreaking medical breakthroughs. For decades, her family received no compensation and had no say in what happened with the parts of her doctors took.

I was in high school when I lea…

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