A Black physician argues that a White doctor’s lawsuit against the “Find A Black Doctor” directory ignores the longstanding health disparities and mistrust many Black patients experience in the healthcare system, defending the platform as one of many tools to improve patient outcomes. Drawing on her experiences as both a doctor and a patient, she contends that efforts to dismantle such resources risk deepening inequities rather than advancing equal access to quality care.
Tag: Civil Rights Act of 1866
Posted inCivil Rights
DEI opponents are using a 1866 Civil Rights law to challenge equity policies in the workplace
By Anne D’Innocenzio and Alexandra OlsonAP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Opponents of workplace diversity programs are increasingly banking on a section of the Civil Rights Act of 1866 to challenge equity policies as well as funding to minority-owned businesses. Section 1981 of the act was originally meant to protect formerly enslaved people — […]
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Black Economic Alliance Foundation joins Fearless Fund in fighting lawsuit
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Earlier this year, Edward Blum’s American Alliance for Equal Rights launched legal action against Fearless Fund. The lawsuit, brought before the U.S. District Court in Atlanta, alleges that the Fearless Fund discriminates against non-Black women. Experts said the suit could present a pivotal moment in the ongoing discourse on […]
