Patricia Kullberg hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which is a re-broadcast from Against the Grain.
Health and Place: Every year, more than 80,000 African Americans die prematurely. The medical establishment relies on genetics or dietary patterns to explain such appalling numbers. But sociologist George Lipsitz argues that black people, as well as Native Americans and Latinos, are made sick by where they live — and that the most important cause of health hazards for people of color is residential discrimination. Sasha Lily interviews George Lipsitz on place and health. His new book is The Danger Zone Is Everywhere: How Housing Discrimination Harms Health and Steals Wealth, UC Press, 2024.
Against the Grain is a weekly radio show hosted and produced by Sasha Lilley and C.S Soong on KPFA Pacifica Radio in Berkley, California. It’s a program of ideas, in-depth analysis, and commentary on political, economic, social, and cultural issues important to radical thinking and activism.