Reviews
"As I learn more about the complexity of chronic diseases, and the reasons black people who grew up like I did endure them more often than others, it provides me a peace of mind I didn't know was possible. This book brings clarity where I've long had confusion. No doubt, it will influence the broader discussion about health and race in this country on a macro and policy-level. But more than that, it will be invaluable to folks who've faced anything like I did since I was a child."-- Issac J. Bailey, author of Why Didn't We Riot?, "Impassioned and persuasive, this is an essential call for change."-- Publishers Weekly, Starred Review, "Arline T. Geronimus, Ph.D., draws on her research to shine a light on what it means to age as a Black person in the United States."-- Kenrya Rankin, ESSENSE, "Arline Geronimus brings together a lifetime of research, scholarship, and experience to explain how continually battling back oppression hurts the human body. Her book offers an eloquent, comprehensive and compassionate framework for understanding the physiological effects of societal harm and a path to healing."-- Linda Villarosa, author of Under the Skin, "A compelling contribution to the literature on the important issue of health care inequity."-- Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review, "Superbly insightful. If this unique volume did nothing else, I would recommend Weathering as the book on healthcare disparities. But it also distills and delivers its scholarship and insight in engaging narratives, including compelling personal histories so that you will glean your education in racial health disparities--and how to end them--quite painlessly. In fact, reading Weathering , with its clear-eyed mixture of reality and hope, is a delight."-- Harriet A. Washington, author of A Terrible Thing to Waste and Medical Apartheid
