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Black Pharmacists Are Helping Close A Cultural Health Care Divide

How black pharmacists are helping fill a void for African American patients seeking medical care.

Vincent Williams and Bernard Macon discuss medication at LV Health and Wellness Pharmacy in Shiloh, Ill.
Vincent Williams and Bernard Macon discuss medication at LV Health and Wellness Pharmacy in Shiloh, Ill. (Michael B. Thomas for KHN)

Cara Anthony, a Kaiser Health News Midwest correspondent, is interviewed on “The 21st” on Illinois Public Media by Niala Boodhoo about how black pharmacists are helping fill a void for African American patients seeking medical care that acknowledges their heritage, beliefs and values. Anthony reported how such care can bridge generations of mistrust of the medical profession and even improve patients’ health.


Kaiser Health News (KHN) is a national health policy news service. It is an editorially independent program of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, which is not affiliated with Kaiser Permanente.

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