Word: blackly
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According to Dance, who works for the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), a history of racism and mistreatment of blacks is reflected in the lack of trust many black people have toward the medical profession...
...Blacks are more at risk for many health issues as well, Dance said. For example, he said, 50 percent of black women are obese, 40 percent of black women have a higher risk of dying of heart disease than do white women and black men under 65 are twice as likely to get prostate cancer as their white counterparts...
Dance spoke of the Tuskegee experiment, in which 412 black men remained untreated for syphilis from 1932-72, even after penicillin was widely used as a cure, as part of a government experiment...
After showing a clip from an ABC Prime Time Live piece from February 1992, Curtis said that doctors should be trained to be culturally sensitive, and that there is a need for more black doctors...
...African-American doctors understand the cultural, social and economic issues in the black community, and that is essential for providing crucial services," he said...