Diary Of  A Black Woman In A White World

Diary Of A Black Woman In A White World

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My White Spouse Comes with Me Whenever I See A White Doctor

My White Spouse Comes with Me Whenever I See A White Doctor

They always believe him over me

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Zuri Stevens
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I’ve always been reluctant to see a doctor when I am ill. I’m Black, and I live in Switzerland, where most medical practitioners are white. Whenever I am unwell, seeing a white doctor here is, at times, a painful experience filled with multiple racial microaggressions. When my husband is with me, white privilege spares m…

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