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Guilberly Louissaint

PhD candidate in cultural anthropology, at the University of California, Irvine
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After We Wash Our Hands, What Do We Do Next?

The racist structure of international relations condemns countries like Haiti to cycles of epidemics

May 3, 2023 • by Guilberly Louissaint
Guilberly Louissaint writes about the the racist structure of international relations that condemns countries like Haiti to epidemics....

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