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Margo Snipe, Capital B

Margo Snipe is the national health reporter at Capital B, where she covers issues affecting the mental and physical health of Black Americans, racial bias in medicine, and inequities in the American health care system. Before joining Capital B, Margo worked as a health equity reporter at the Tampa Bay Times.

Latest articles by Margo Snipe, Capital B

A racist society is detrimental to your health
Health

From chronic stress to cancer, racial discrimination weathers Black Americans’ lives over time.

By Margo Snipe, Capital B
The medical system has failed Black Americans for centuries. Could reparations be the answer?
Politics

The growing, and sometimes conflicted, calls for cash payments to achieve parity and better health outcomes, explained.

By Julia Craven and Margo Snipe, Capital B