Author: Brenda Gazzar

Nurses, Racism & Black Lives Matter Protests

  Featuring Rose Roach, executive director of the Minnesota Nurses Association:  How are nurses of color impacted by racism, both on the job and in the streets? Could using weapons of war against protesters increase the spread of coronavirus? Code WACK! host Brenda Gazzar and […]

Health Care & The Politics of Black Vulnerability

  Featuring Janel Bailey, Co-Executive Director of Organizing & Programs of Los Angeles Black Worker Center:  How do U.S. policies intensify the vulnerability of Black communities, including during pandemics? What caused the historical distrust between the Black community and the American healthcare system? Code WACK! host Brenda Gazzar […]

America’s Fragmented Healthcare System & COVID-19

    Featuring Dr. Philip Verhoef, Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of Hawaii and ICU physician: How has our fragmented healthcare system affected our ability to perform basic public health functions? What lessons can we learn from other countries with nationally-centralized electronic health […]