Scientists Start To Tease Out The Subtler Ways Racism Hurts Health [npr.org]

Alicia Doktor 11/13/174:00 AM

The day Dr. Roberto Montenegro finished his Ph.D. was memorable. But not for the right reasons.

"I still cringe when I think about it," says Montenegro.

It had started well. His colleagues at UCLA had taken him and his girlfriend (now wife) out to a fancy restaurant to celebrate.

"I was dressed up in the fanciest suit I had at the time and my wife looked beautiful, like always," he says. "We laughed and we ate and we were excited we didn't have to pay for this."

[For more on this story by RAE ELLEN BICHELL, go to https://www.npr.org/sections/h...-racism-hurts-health]

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