Booker, Padilla and Shontel Brown introduce congressional resolution declaring racism a public health crisis nationally.... By Clevelandurbannews.com, Ohio's Black digital news leader

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Shontel Brown (D-OH), and Sens.Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Alex Padilla (D-CA) have reintroduced a Senate Resolution to declare racism a public health crisis nationally. Brown first introduced the legislation in July 2020, and reintroduced it again in April 2021 and December 2022 . “This resolution is an important step toward recognizing the racial disparities in healthcare that have existed for far too long, while also outlining concrete action we can take now to help reverse them,” said Rep Brown. a greater Cleveland Democrat out of Warrensville Hts/, Ohio and one of three Blacks in Congress from Ohio, all of them women. “Your background or the color of your skin shouldn’t determine whether you get quality, respectful care, or whether your air and water are clean, or whether there’s a good hospital nearby. This declaration will help to lay the foundation for change, so that all Ameri...