Decolonizing Science

Tune in this week for a deep dive about the COVID-19 vaccine and its relationship to our community health, systemic racism, and the evolution of disease. Dr. Ben Danielson is a beloved black pediatrician in Seattle that has made it his passion to offer insight on the vaccine creation process, and hesitancy in an accessible, compassionate manner. For podcast information and sources visit: https://www.decolonizingscience.org To support Decolonizing Science: Venmo: @decolonizingscience CashApp: $decolonizingscience

In this episode I speak with Tamorah Lewis, a black neonatal pharmacologist about the "systematic de-prioritization" of black patients as she calls it. We discuss how racism ties to the health of black populations, specifically black mothers and children in this country. We also discuss why there is sometimes push back in conversations about racism in medicine, and how this is not only harmful, but preventable once we learn to be committed to antiracism through education and greater understanding of each other. For podcast information and sources visit: https://www.decolonizingscience.org To support Decolonizing Science: Venmo: @decolonizingscience CashApp: $decolonizingscience

Breathe for Kaloni! What happened to 12 year old Kaloni should not happen to any black child. Kaloni was a victim of medical racism and negligence. Tune in to this most recent episode of Decolonizing Science to get the story from the family and find out what happened before the march tomorrow! For podcast information and sources visit: https://www.decolonizingscience.org To support Decolonizing Science: Venmo: @decolonizingscience CashApp: $decolonizingscience

This week we get a lesson and conversation with Chris Schell, PhD, professor at University of Washington Tacoma. Chris studies the ecological impact of racism in urban environments. We discuss environmental racism, how wildlife species in cities indicate human health, and how black folks have been left out of conversations about climate change and why that is so harmful. For podcast information and sources visit: https://www.decolonizingscience.org To support Decolonizing Science: Venmo: @decolonizingscience CashApp: $decolonizingscience

Happy International Women's Day! This week we are joined by Nicole Williams and Lauren Edwards who are both brilliant black women and members a non-profit called 500 Women Scientists which strives to make "science open, inclusive and accessible by fighting racism, patriarchy and oppressive societal norms". https://500womenscientists.org/ For podcast information and sources visit: https://www.decolonizingscience.org To support Decolonizing Science: Venmo: @decolonizingscience CashApp: $decolonizingscience

In this episode we are joined by Dr. Myra Parker, Indigenous scientist and assistant professor in the Center for the Studies of Health and Risk Behavior in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences in the University of Washington School of Medicine. Myra has dedicated her life to promoting Indigenous health equity and bringing attentions to the physical and mental health disparities that impact Indigenous communities. For podcast information and sources visit: https://www.decolonizingscience.org To support Decolonizing Science: Venmo: @decolonizingscience CashApp: $decolonizingscience

The topic for this week is COVID-19 in prisons. Join the host, Ashley, as she interviews a wrongfully convicted inmate named Bennu who has been locked up in Alabama state prison for 22 years. Bennu describes how inmates have little access to essential PPE and testing to contain the spread of the virus, which is just another violation of their 8th amendment rights. For podcast information and sources visit: https://www.decolonizingscience.org To support Decolonizing Science: Venmo: @decolonizingscience CashApp: $decolonizingscience

This episode marks the beginning of many conversations on health equity and racism in the medical and research fields. Join the host, Ashley, in an in depth conversation on why science must be decolonized and how neglecting health and education equity is harmful to the black community. Decolonizing Science is for all the black people who have died, been misdiagnosed, untreated and unrecognized by racist and prejudiced doctors. This initiative is for all the people who have been invalidated by America's inherently racist healthcare system and western medical practice. For podcast information and sources visit: https://www.decolonizingscience.org To support Decolonizing Science: Venmo: @decolonizingscience CashApp: $decolonizingscience