Black Women & Lupus
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Black Women &Lupus As Black women, we’re the backbones of the family—we tackle the responsibility of family, friends, and our communities. We are also disproportionally impacted by lupus—and our relationships are the middle of our battle with this disease.
In accordance with an NIH study, African-Americans within the U.S. have three to 4 times greater prevalence of lupus, risk of developing lupus at an earlier age and lupus-related disease activity, damage and mortality compared with Caucasians, with the very best rates experienced by Black women. A chronic autoimmune disease,
lupus can affect any a part of the body (skin, joints and/or organs contained in the body), in line with Lupus.org. With lupus, your immune system cannot...
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