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Woke Democrat Senators Push Bill Declaring Racism A ‘Public Health Crisis’

Published on 9 months ago

Following the end of the Civil War in the Spring of 1865, the citizens of the United States have worked collectively towards ensuring equality, not equity, for all Americans, especially the former freed slaves, African Americans.

General Robert E. Lee surrendered the last major Confederate army to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse on April 9, 1865. The last battle was fought at Palmito Ranch, Texas, on May 13, 1865.

Instead of appreciating the huge strides, the US has made, Democratic Senators Cory Booker(NJ) Alex Padilla(CA), and Sherrod Brown(OH) have reintroduced a Senate resolution that would “declare racism a public health crisis.”

Brown and Padilla are also cosponsors of the Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act which would establish a federal commission to study slavery reparations. Booker, the sponsor of the reparations study bill, wrote a letter to President Biden in June calling on him to support the commission.

The bill was originally introduced by Brown, Booker, and then-Sen. Kamala Harris in July 2020, and Booker and Padilla reintroduced it in April 2021 and again on Tuesday.

“We will not make progress until we acknowledge and address all of the ways that centuries of racism and oppression have harmed Black and brown Americans,” said Brown in a statement.

“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.”

“Though this resolution is not a solution in and of itself, it will help to lay the foundation for change that is continually subverted by and for the status quo. I am proud to join my colleagues in introducing this important resolution,” the statement included.

Booker repeated the social justice reasoning that Brown used for declaring racism a public health crisis.

“For too long, communities of color have suffered disproportionately from countless illnesses and conditions, from maternal and infant mortality to chronic diseases,” said Booker in a statement.

“These health inequities are the direct result of centuries of racist policies that have disenfranchised, disinvested, and disrespected Black, Indigenous, and other communities of color. Declaring racism a public health crisis is a crucial step toward addressing the deep-rooted and systemic inequities that continue to exacerbate health disparities in our nation.”

According to a press release, the resolution also serves to highlight the “effects of systemic racism on the health and wellness of communities of color, resulting in shorter life expectancy, worsened health outcomes, and enhanced exposure to harmful or dangerous environments.”

The release also said the resolution “encourages concrete action to address health disparities and inequity across all sectors in society.”

Equity by social justice activists is defined as “the state, quality or ideal of being just, impartial and fair.” The concept of equity is synonymous with fairness and justice. It is helpful to think of equity as not simply a desired state of affairs or a lofty value.

As with reparations, trying to determine the monetary value of what must be spent to fix this “public health crisis” will be nearly impossible, and controversial, to say the least.