Showing posts with label HIV/AIDS historical accounts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label HIV/AIDS historical accounts. Show all posts

Friday, May 29, 2020

The unending struggles in Black history: racism, power, and legacy

An image of African Americans under bondage

An image of African Americans under bondage 



A society built on discriminatory systems inevitably produces injustice, violence, and deep social wounds. These realities continue to shape the United States, where political institutions and global health bodies, including the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control, have long faced criticism for unethical practices that left lasting scars on Black communities.


Decades after the abolition of slavery and the colonial masters' lost grip on Africa through independence and the fall of apartheid in South Africa, etc., Africa has never been stable politically and economically. At the same time, the Black man still searches for his lost identity in both Africa and the United States of America.