in the United States, Non-Hispanic Black women have the highest rates for 22 of 25 severe morbidity indicators used by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (7) Due to structural racism in the United States, people of color comprise a disproportionate percentage of persons with disabilities in the United States. (8) Due to structural racism in the United States, Black men are up to three and a half times as likely to be killed by police as white men, and 1 in every 1,000 Black men will die as a result of police violence. Policing has adverse effects on mental health in Black communities. (9) Due to the confluence of structural racism and factors such as gender, class, and sexual orientation or gender identity, commonly referred to as intersectionality, Black and Latinx transgender women are more likely to die due to violence and homicide than their white counterparts. (10) Due to structural racism, inequitable access to quality health care and longterm services and supports also disproportionately burdens communities of color