//Lawmaker explains why she believes racism is a public health crisis

Lawmaker explains why she believes racism is a public health crisis

Video above: Ohio considers making racism a public health crisisA few years ago, Rep. Emilia Sykes, a Democrat who represents the Akron area, was trying to enter the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus when one of the guards stopped her. Sykes, who’s black, showed him her badge, a lapel pin that denoted her status as an elected official. The colleague she was with — white, male