2021 Online Video Storytelling – Race and Identity in America – Team
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Link to video: https://www.propublica.org/article/black-men-have-the-shortest-lifespans-of-any-americans-this-theory-helps-explain-why The unrelenting stress of fighting systemic racism can alter a body’s normal functioning until it starts to wear down. The theory, known as John Henryism, helps explain racial health disparities. Dr. Sherman James, the originator of John Henryism, describes the theory, paired with original animation.