The antiracism movement, rooted in Critical Race Theory (CRT), is used to identify and address the ways racism reinforces racial and ethnic inequalities. Communities and activists deploy these academic ideas alongside their own antiracism strategies to highlight injustices and work toward achieving health equity.
The African American Policy Forum launched the #SayHerName campaign to raise awareness about how police brutality affects Black women. What other social media hashtags or campaigns bring awareness to issues of injustice that affects population health and well-being, i.e., racial, social, economic, environmental, gender, food, reproductive, restorative, etc.?
For this assignment:
1) Research a viral social media campaign or initiative hashtag that is aimed at raising awareness to improve health equity, and summarize your findings.
2) Discuss the impact it has had on people, communities, and our society as Americans. Look for testimonials, news/media articles from credible sources, photojournalism pieces, etc., and provide the URL/website links with your post.
3) What and how do you think health equity and social justice hashtags affect change or bring about improvements in population health and well-being?
