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The C.O.W.S. w/ Dr. Vanessa Grubbs Part 2: Covid-19, White Supremacy and Kidney Health

April 29, 2020

The Context of White Supremacy welcomes the return of Dr. Vanessa Grubbs. A "kidney doctor (nephrologist), former primary care doctor, patient (kidney donor), and someone who loves somebody living with kidney failure," Dr. Grubbs visited Seattle in 2017 to discuss her freshly published book, Hundreds of Interlaced Fingers. The book examines what she learned while on the journey to marrying her husband, who suffered from kidney failure. She loaned him one of her extras on the way to alter and made note of the awful treatment doled out to black patients in need of a kidney transplant. In fact, she changed her career focus to nephrology after all she observed. Fast forward to 2020, and the world continues to grapple with the coronavirus. Last week, reports indicated that the virus may cause damage to kidneys, and Dr. Grubbs was the first person on Gus's mind. We're excited to hear her thoughts on the reported racial disparities in the spread of the virus and the pitiful way this health crisis has been handled. #TheRiskFactorIsRacismNotRace INVEST in The COWS – http://paypal.me/TheCOWS Cash App: https://cash.app/$TheCOWS CALL IN NUMBER: 605.313.5164 CODE 564943#