What is it like to enter the healthcare system while Black?

For centuries, Black Americans have seen and experienced an alternative healthcare system—if we have access to the system in the first place—rife with sub-optimal treatment due to a lack of respect, belief and value attributed to our voices and our pain. We have countless stories to tell that describe how this system has failed us, often at times of most need. We've created this space to share our experiences, in our own words, to expose the gaps, biases and systemic failures that keep Black folk out of hospitals and out of optimal care.