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On Asthma and the Black Community

‘I can’t breathe’ has a medical racism backstory

Adrienne Gibbs
Momentum
Jun 17, 2020

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Mattias Lehman’s Twitter thread on environmental racism, asthma, and how they impact Black people is a valuable — and poetic — read.

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Published in Momentum

Momentum is a blog that captures and reflects the moment we find ourselves in, one where rampant anti-Black racism is leading to violence, trauma, protest, reflection, sorrow, and more. Momentum doesn’t look away when the news cycle shifts.

Adrienne Gibbs
Adrienne Gibbs

Written by Adrienne Gibbs

@adriennewrites on all socials Dir of Content @Medium. Award-winning writer. Featured by Beyoncé. Priors: EBONY, Netflix, Sun-Times, Miami Herald, Boston Globe

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