I LOVED reading this. I have always enjoyed reading about other women's perspectives, and these portions of the book "A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine" gave me just that. I had the opportunity to learn more about the discrimination that happens to black women in the medical system, giving me a better understanding that America is not where it should be. I knew going intot this that there is a lack of education of and support for black women in America, and this understanding was only further supported when Uché Blackstock discussed her learning curve and the racism that is ingrained into the culture. I went to read the reviews on Goodreads (the most reliable review source) and my jaw was on the floor. One review, a white woman, commented on what she had learned in med school, "During my anesthesia training, we were lectured that our black patients had “thicker skin” so we were to use more pressure when starting IVs and other invasive procedures. We were lectured that black patients had “higher pain tolerance” and that requests for pain medications were usually “drug-seeking behaviors”. This was all presented as scientific fact. It’s horrifying that in 40 years, these outdated and dangerous perceptions haven’t changed and in many ways, have gotten worse. As medicine becomes more corporatized, the focus on profit endangers us all, but the racist assumptions underlying corporate culture make healthcare even more fraught for the black community. I knew about Tuskegee and Henrietta Lacks, Dr Blackstock tells more horrifying stories. Sadly, the people who most need to read this book probably won’t." The last line is what got me the most and I think sums the books up the best- those who need to read this probably wont.