Elena Blanco’s Reviews > The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story > Status Update

“What does it profit a man to be able to eat at an integrated lunch counter if he doesn’t earn enough money to earn a hamburger and a cup of coffee?” -MLK

“Medicine here is a commodity, and access to it depends on a suite of factors, including age, income level, employment status, geographic region, and— to an alarming and undeniable extent— race.”

“The United States is the only high-income nation that does not guarantee some form of healthcare to all of its citizens.”