Resources

We have collated a list of books, articles and videos that address structural racism in health care and the criminal justice system. 

We encourage you to purchase books from Elizabeth's Bookshop and Writing Centre of Akron, a Black-owned bookstore that donates a percentage of their sales to The Loveland Foundation, Inc. to support their mission of making mental healthcare accessible for Black women and girls.

Articles

Zinzi Bailey ScD, Nancy Krieger PhD, Medina Agénor ScD, Jasmine Graves MPH, Natalia Linos ScD, Mary T. Bassett MD

"Structural racism and health inequities in the USA: evidence and interventions"

Julie Netherland, Helena Hansen

"White opioids: Pharmaceutical race and the war on drugs that wasn't"

Drug Policy Alliance

"Five years ago, white families called for a ‘gentler war on drugs.’ Did we get one?"

Reports

Read the Chicago Urban League, a research and policy center, report, "Whitewashed," which presents the data on African American death rates from opioid overdose and calls for an inclusive approach to public health solutions

Read the Chicago Urban League, a research and policy center, report "An Epidemic of Inequities: Structural Racism and COVID-19 in the Black Community" which presents the data on racial disparity and COVID-19 and calls for public health and community engagement policy solutions

Read the Drug Policy Alliance, a research and policy center, report "Dismantling the Federal Drug War: A Comprehensive Drug Decriminalization Framework," which presents data on the failed US War on Drugs along with comprehensive, evidence-based policy solutions