Malone Mukwende Latest Celebrity News & Gossip

Angelina Jolie has opened up about how racist structures in the health care industry have affected her children. In a new article published in Time on June 23, the A-lister spoke with medical student Malone Mukwende, who is working to teach other doctors-in-training about how illnesses can present differently in non-white patients.

Speaking up. After Angelina Jolie‘s daughter, Zahara, couldn’t receive the surgical care she needed because of her skin color, her mom called out the medical system’s lack of awareness around non-white patients.

Actress Angelina Jolie recently spoke to Malone Mukwende, a medical student who is on a mission to improve healthcare for non-white patients via Time magazine and the duo chatted about the project called “Mind the Gap.”  Explaining the work behind the project, Mukwende said: “I got to medical school and noticed there was a gap in our teaching. If we learned about a particular type of rash or disease that manifests on skin, it would always have white skin as the reference.

Angelina Jolie is shining the spotlight on a hard-working young woman.

Sharing her story. Angelina Jolie explained how her 16-year-old daughter Zahara’s race affected her post-surgery care.

Angelina Jolie recently interviewed Malone Mukwende, a medical student who is on a mission to improve healthcare for non-white patients.

Angelina Jolie is opening up about how a major blind spot in the medical field has impacted her children.