Doing What It Takes: Black Folks Getting and Staying Healthy

Black communities are disproportionately affected by cancer, heart disease, low birth weight, and infant mortality rates. Facing political, economic, and racial barriers to good health, this video documents the anger and mistrust in the Black community towards the medical establishment based on a history of abuse and lack of access.
 
Doing What It Takes: Black Folks Getting and Staying Healthy
Dir. Donna Golden
United States, 1994
23 minutes